Afghanistan vs Ghana: Life expectancy at birth, female

Afghanistan
67.81 years
in 2024
Ghana
68.16 years
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
189th
Ghana rank
188th

Life expectancy at birth, female over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Ghana
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 68.16 years against 67.81 years in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.35 years.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 189th and Ghana ranks 188th of 218 countries.

Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Ghana Difference Ahead
1960s 35.66 years 49.78 years 14.12 years Ghana
1970s 40.27 years 51.24 years 10.97 years Ghana
1980s 41.39 years 54.52 years 13.13 years Ghana
1990s 52.42 years 57.79 years 5.37 years Ghana
2000s 59.24 years 60.79 years 1.55 years Ghana
2010s 64.28 years 64.77 years 0.4873 years Ghana
2020s 66.26 years 67.38 years 1.12 years Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, female, Afghanistan or Ghana?
Ghana, at 68.16 years against 67.81 years in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, female between Afghanistan and Ghana?
0.35 years, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Ghana?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Ghana rank globally for life expectancy at birth, female?
Afghanistan ranks 189th and Ghana ranks 188th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,256 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.