Ghana vs Uganda: Survival to age 65, female

Ghana
70.6%
in 2024
Uganda
70.8%
in 2024
Ghana rank
186th
Uganda rank
185th

Survival to age 65, female over time

  • Ghana
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Uganda currently reports 70.8% against 70.6% in Ghana, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 186th and Uganda ranks 185th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 6 and Uganda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Uganda Difference Ahead
1960s 45.0% 45.2% 0.2% Uganda
1970s 46.9% 43.9% 2.9% Ghana
1980s 51.1% 41.0% 10.1% Ghana
1990s 55.1% 38.3% 16.8% Ghana
2000s 59.1% 46.1% 13.0% Ghana
2010s 65.1% 61.2% 3.9% Ghana
2020s 69.1% 69.1% 0.0% Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher survival to age 65, female, Ghana or Uganda?
Uganda, at 70.8% against 70.6% in Ghana as of 2024.
What is the difference in survival to age 65, female between Ghana and Uganda?
0.2%, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Uganda?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Ghana and Uganda rank globally for survival to age 65, female?
Ghana ranks 186th and Uganda ranks 185th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Survival to age 65, female (% of cohort). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Survival to age 65, female (% of cohort)
Unit
% of cohort
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,290 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Survival to age 65 refers to the percentage of a cohort of newborn infants that would survive to age 65, if subject to age specific mortality rates of the specified year.