Extreme poverty headcount ratio vs life expectancy at birth in Ghana
Ghana: Extreme poverty headcount ratio vs life expectancy at birth was 65.5 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
65.5
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
207th
of 236 countries
All-time high
65.5
in 2023
All-time low
43.07
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Extreme poverty headcount ratio vs life expectancy at birth in Ghana, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 65.5 for extreme poverty headcount ratio vs life expectancy at birth in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, extreme poverty headcount ratio vs life expectancy at birth in Ghana peaked at 65.5 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 43.07, in 1950.
That places Ghana 207th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Extreme poverty headcount ratio vs life expectancy at birth in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 43.07 | — |
| 1951 | 43.59 | +1.2% |
| 1952 | 44.04 | +1.0% |
| 1953 | 44.51 | +1.1% |
| 1954 | 44.99 | +1.1% |
| 1955 | 45.37 | +0.9% |
| 1956 | 45.75 | +0.8% |
| 1957 | 46.13 | +0.8% |
| 1958 | 46.4 | +0.6% |
| 1959 | 46.71 | +0.7% |
| 1960 | 46.94 | +0.5% |
| 1961 | 47.13 | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 47.34 | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 47.48 | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 47.64 | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 47.69 | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 47.71 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 47.73 | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 47.76 | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 47.9 | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 47.89 | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 47.95 | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 48.27 | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 48.58 | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 48.92 | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 49.32 | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 49.73 | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 50.08 | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 50.46 | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 50.79 | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 51.06 | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 51.31 | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 51.42 | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 51.78 | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 52.23 | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 52.73 | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 53.28 | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 53.82 | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 54.4 | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 54.94 | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 55.4 | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 55.72 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 56.05 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 56.29 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 56.23 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 56.66 | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 56.96 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 57.24 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 57.52 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 57.84 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 58.14 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 58.4 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 58.71 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 59.01 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 59.32 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 59.64 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 59.98 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 60.28 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 60.58 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 60.93 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 61.3 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 61.62 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 61.99 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 62.4 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 62.83 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 63.17 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 63.52 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 63.83 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 64.14 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 64.45 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 64.31 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 64.29 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 65.25 | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 65.5 | +0.4% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 65.5 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 67.65, 97% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 65.5 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 64.1, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 45.06 | 43.07 | 46.71 | 10 |
| 1960s | 47.53 | 46.94 | 47.9 | 10 |
| 1970s | 49.2 | 47.89 | 50.79 | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.7 | 51.06 | 54.94 | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.59 | 55.4 | 57.84 | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.5 | 58.14 | 60.93 | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.93 | 61.3 | 64.45 | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.83 | 64.29 | 65.5 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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Frequently asked questions
- What is extreme poverty headcount ratio vs life expectancy at birth in Ghana?
- Extreme poverty headcount ratio vs life expectancy at birth in Ghana was 65.5 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest extreme poverty headcount ratio vs life expectancy at birth recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 65.5 in 2023.
- What is the lowest extreme poverty headcount ratio vs life expectancy at birth recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.07 in 1950.
- How does Ghana rank for extreme poverty headcount ratio vs life expectancy at birth?
- Ghana ranks 207th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is extreme poverty headcount ratio vs life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Extreme poverty headcount ratio vs life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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