Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 in Ghana
Ghana: Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 was 12.87 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
12.87
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
125th
of 184 countries
All-time high
13.11
in 2019
All-time low
12.08
in 2003
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 in Ghana, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2021, healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 in Ghana stood at 12.87.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 in Ghana peaked at 13.11 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 12.08, in 2003.
Ghana ranks 125th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.17 | — |
| 2001 | 12.12 | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 12.08 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 12.08 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 12.09 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 12.1 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 12.11 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 12.12 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 12.16 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 12.2 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 12.24 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 12.34 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 12.44 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 12.52 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 12.61 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 12.7 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 12.79 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 12.89 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 12.99 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 13.11 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 12.83 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 12.87 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.12 | 12.08 | 12.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.66 | 12.24 | 13.11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.85 | 12.83 | 12.87 | 2 |
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 986.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,361 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 in Ghana?
- Healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 in Ghana was 12.87 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 13.11 in 2019.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.08 in 2003.
- How does Ghana rank for healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60?
- Ghana ranks 125th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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