Life expectancy at age 15 in Ghana
Ghana: Life expectancy at age 15 was 78.33 in 2100. ▲ Rising
Latest (2100)
78.33
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
198th
of 236 countries
All-time high
78.33
in 2100
All-time low
60.82
in 1950
Years of data
151
1950–2100
Life expectancy at age 15 in Ghana, 1950–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 78.33 for life expectancy at age 15 in 2100. That is the highest value across all 151 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 15 in Ghana peaked at 78.33 in 2100 and was at its lowest, 60.82, in 1950.
That places Ghana 198th out of 236 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 151 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 61.57 | 60.82 | 62.19 | 10 |
| 1960s | 62.54 | 62.27 | 62.75 | 10 |
| 1970s | 63.19 | 62.7 | 63.77 | 10 |
| 1980s | 64.56 | 63.87 | 65.52 | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.01 | 65.68 | 66.43 | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.9 | 66.5 | 67.42 | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.3 | 67.57 | 69.04 | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.63 | 68.56 | 70.31 | 10 |
| 2030s | 70.94 | 70.43 | 71.42 | 10 |
| 2040s | 71.99 | 71.52 | 72.45 | 10 |
| 2050s | 73.02 | 72.55 | 73.5 | 10 |
| 2060s | 74.06 | 73.59 | 74.55 | 10 |
| 2070s | 75.21 | 74.67 | 75.75 | 10 |
| 2080s | 76.4 | 75.86 | 76.94 | 10 |
| 2090s | 77.64 | 77.07 | 78.21 | 10 |
| 2100s | 78.33 | 78.33 | 78.33 | 1 |
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More health data for Ghana
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 986.1 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,361 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 20 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 20 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 294,010 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 291,497 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 304,855 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 301,852 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 312,958 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 309,507 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 15 in Ghana?
- Life expectancy at age 15 in Ghana was 78.33 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 78.33 in 2100.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.82 in 1950.
- How does Ghana rank for life expectancy at age 15?
- Ghana ranks 198th out of 236 countries with data for 2100.
- Is life expectancy at age 15 rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. 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 Life expectancy at age 15. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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