Sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality in Ghana
Ghana: Sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality was 4.81 years in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
4.81 years
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
128th
of 236 countries
All-time high
4.81 years
in 2023
All-time low
2.2 years
in 1995
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality in Ghana, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality in Ghana stood at 4.81 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 36.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality in Ghana peaked at 4.81 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.2 years, in 1995.
That places Ghana 128th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality in Ghana, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.02 years | — |
| 1951 | 3.97 years | -1.1% |
| 1952 | 4.08 years | +2.5% |
| 1953 | 4.12 years | +1.1% |
| 1954 | 4.11 years | -0.2% |
| 1955 | 4.17 years | +1.4% |
| 1956 | 4.2 years | +0.6% |
| 1957 | 4.14 years | -1.5% |
| 1958 | 4.2 years | +1.5% |
| 1959 | 4.14 years | -1.4% |
| 1960 | 4.14 years | +0.1% |
| 1961 | 4.17 years | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 4.11 years | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 4.13 years | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 4.32 years | +4.6% |
| 1965 | 4.31 years | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 4.31 years | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 4.29 years | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 4.25 years | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 4.4 years | +3.7% |
| 1970 | 4.2 years | -4.6% |
| 1971 | 4.12 years | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 4.1 years | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 4.08 years | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 3.91 years | -4.2% |
| 1975 | 3.88 years | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 3.83 years | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 3.77 years | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 3.76 years | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 3.72 years | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 3.72 years | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 3.68 years | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 3.64 years | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 3.64 years | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 3.67 years | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 3.73 years | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 3.62 years | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 3.46 years | -4.4% |
| 1988 | 3.35 years | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 3.15 years | -5.9% |
| 1990 | 2.92 years | -7.6% |
| 1991 | 2.69 years | -7.7% |
| 1992 | 2.5 years | -7.2% |
| 1993 | 2.31 years | -7.4% |
| 1994 | 2.39 years | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 2.2 years | -7.8% |
| 1996 | 2.21 years | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 2.22 years | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 2.26 years | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 2.37 years | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 2.4 years | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 2.43 years | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 2.49 years | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 2.54 years | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 2.61 years | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 2.56 years | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 2.56 years | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.63 years | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 2.77 years | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 2.84 years | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 3.02 years | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 3.28 years | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 3.39 years | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 3.51 years | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 3.71 years | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 3.75 years | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 3.82 years | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 3.88 years | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 4.01 years | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 4.19 years | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 4.64 years | +10.9% |
| 2021 | 4.43 years | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 4.66 years | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 4.81 years | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.11 years | 3.97 years | 4.2 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.24 years | 4.11 years | 4.4 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.94 years | 3.72 years | 4.2 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.57 years | 3.15 years | 3.73 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.41 years | 2.2 years | 2.92 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.58 years | 2.4 years | 2.84 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.66 years | 3.02 years | 4.19 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.63 years | 4.43 years | 4.81 years | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality in Ghana?
- Sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality in Ghana was 4.81 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 4.81 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2 years in 1995.
- How does Ghana rank for sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality?
- Ghana ranks 128th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.