Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Ghana
Ghana: Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth was 57.88 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
57.88
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
138th
of 184 countries
All-time high
58.02
in 2020
All-time low
51.73
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Ghana, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 57.88 for healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in 2021.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Ghana peaked at 58.02 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 51.73, in 2000.
That places Ghana 138th out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 birth in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 51.73 | — |
| 2001 | 51.82 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 51.99 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 52.21 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 52.45 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 52.69 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 52.94 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 53.22 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 53.58 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 53.96 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 54.35 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 54.88 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 55.4 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 55.8 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 56.16 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 56.51 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 56.84 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 57.18 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 57.55 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 57.94 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 58.02 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 57.88 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.66 | 51.73 | 53.96 | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.26 | 54.35 | 57.94 | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.95 | 57.88 | 58.02 | 2 |
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- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1749 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Ghana?
- Healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Ghana was 57.88 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 58.02 in 2020.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.73 in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth?
- Ghana ranks 138th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. 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 birth (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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