Ghana vs Malawi: Life expectancy
Ghana
64.11 years
in 2020
Malawi
63.72 years
in 2020
Ghana rank
131st
Malawi rank
134th
Life expectancy over time
- Ghana
- Malawi
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 64.11 years against 63.72 years in Malawi, a difference of 0.39 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Malawi ahead.
Ghana ranks 131st and Malawi ranks 134th of 162 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 25 years | 25 years | 0 years | — |
| 1880s | 25 years | 25 years | 0 years | — |
| 1890s | 25.69 years | 25 years | 0.6879 years | Ghana |
| 1900s | 28.18 years | 25 years | 3.18 years | Ghana |
| 1910s | 28 years | 25 years | 3 years | Ghana |
| 1920s | 29.45 years | 26.94 years | 2.51 years | Ghana |
| 1930s | 32.33 years | 31.89 years | 0.435 years | Ghana |
| 1950s | 43 years | 36.7 years | 6.3 years | Ghana |
| 1960s | 46.23 years | 38.51 years | 7.72 years | Ghana |
| 1970s | 50.22 years | 41.29 years | 8.93 years | Ghana |
| 1980s | 53.76 years | 45.71 years | 8.05 years | Ghana |
| 1990s | 56.09 years | 43.48 years | 12.61 years | Ghana |
| 2000s | 58.98 years | 48.28 years | 10.7 years | Ghana |
| 2010s | 62.17 years | 58.88 years | 3.29 years | Ghana |
| 2020s | 64.11 years | 63.72 years | 0.3973 years | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Ghana or Malawi?
- Ghana, at 64.11 years against 63.72 years in Malawi as of 2020.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Ghana and Malawi?
- 0.39 years, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Malawi?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Ghana and Malawi rank globally for life expectancy?
- Ghana ranks 131st and Malawi ranks 134th of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.