Angola vs Ghana: Life expectancy at birth, total
Angola
64.81 years
in 2024
Ghana
65.69 years
in 2024
Angola rank
191st
Ghana rank
189th
Life expectancy at birth, total over time
- Angola
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 65.69 years against 64.81 years in Angola, a difference of 0.88 years.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.
Angola ranks 191st and Ghana ranks 189th of 217 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38.03 years | 47.53 years | 9.5 years | Ghana |
| 1970s | 40.87 years | 49.2 years | 8.33 years | Ghana |
| 1980s | 42.11 years | 52.7 years | 10.59 years | Ghana |
| 1990s | 44.42 years | 56.59 years | 12.17 years | Ghana |
| 2000s | 51.35 years | 59.5 years | 8.14 years | Ghana |
| 2010s | 60.48 years | 62.93 years | 2.44 years | Ghana |
| 2020s | 63.95 years | 65.01 years | 1.06 years | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Angola or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 65.69 years against 64.81 years in Angola as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Angola and Ghana?
- 0.88 years, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Ghana?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Angola and Ghana rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Angola ranks 191st and Ghana ranks 189th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.