Afghanistan vs Ghana: Life expectancy at age 15
Afghanistan
78.21 years
in 2100
Ghana
78.33 years
in 2100
Afghanistan rank
201st
Ghana rank
198th
Life expectancy at age 15 over time
- Afghanistan
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 78.33 years against 78.21 years in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.12 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 151 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ghana ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 201st and Ghana ranks 198th of 236 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 7 and Ghana in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 51.92 years | 61.57 years | 9.64 years | Ghana |
| 1960s | 54.55 years | 62.54 years | 7.99 years | Ghana |
| 1970s | 56.7 years | 63.19 years | 6.48 years | Ghana |
| 1980s | 53.2 years | 64.56 years | 11.36 years | Ghana |
| 1990s | 61.7 years | 66.01 years | 4.31 years | Ghana |
| 2000s | 66.07 years | 66.9 years | 0.8294 years | Ghana |
| 2010s | 67.98 years | 68.3 years | 0.3148 years | Ghana |
| 2020s | 69.75 years | 69.63 years | 0.1176 years | Afghanistan |
| 2030s | 71.71 years | 70.94 years | 0.7678 years | Afghanistan |
| 2040s | 72.62 years | 71.99 years | 0.6317 years | Afghanistan |
| 2050s | 73.5 years | 73.02 years | 0.4752 years | Afghanistan |
| 2060s | 74.49 years | 74.06 years | 0.4208 years | Afghanistan |
| 2070s | 75.49 years | 75.21 years | 0.2822 years | Afghanistan |
| 2080s | 76.54 years | 76.4 years | 0.1409 years | Afghanistan |
| 2090s | 77.6 years | 77.64 years | 0.0351 years | Ghana |
| 2100s | 78.21 years | 78.33 years | 0.117 years | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at age 15, Afghanistan or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 78.33 years against 78.21 years in Afghanistan as of 2100.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at age 15 between Afghanistan and Ghana?
- 0.12 years, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Ghana?
- 151 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
- How do Afghanistan and Ghana rank globally for life expectancy at age 15?
- Afghanistan ranks 201st and Ghana ranks 198th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy at age 15. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total period life expectancy at age 15, in a given year.