Ghana vs India: Healthy life expectancy at birth

Ghana
57.88
in 2021
India
58.15
in 2021
Ghana rank
139th
India rank
136th

Healthy life expectancy at birth over time

  • Ghana
  • India
0204060200020102021

How they compare

India currently reports 58.15 against 57.88 in Ghana, a difference of 0.27.

Across all 22 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

Ghana ranks 139th and India ranks 136th of 185 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana India Difference Ahead
2000s 52.66 55.85 3.2 India
2010s 56.26 59.4 3.13 India
2020s 57.95 59.25 1.3 India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher healthy life expectancy at birth, Ghana or India?
India, at 58.15 against 57.88 in Ghana as of 2021.
What is the difference in healthy life expectancy at birth between Ghana and India?
0.27, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and India?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Ghana and India rank globally for healthy life expectancy at birth?
Ghana ranks 139th and India ranks 136th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Healthy life expectancy at birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Ghana vs India: Healthy life expectancy at birth. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 28 August 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/healthy-life-expectancy-at-birth/ghana/india/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/healthy-life-expectancy-at-birth/ghana/india/">Ghana vs India: Healthy life expectancy at birth</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Healthy life expectancy at birth
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
185 places, 4,070 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed