Life expectancy at birth, female in Ghana
Ghana: Life expectancy at birth, female was 68.16 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
68.16 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
187th
of 217 countries
All-time high
68.16 years
in 2024
All-time low
49.17 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, female in Ghana, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, female in Ghana stood at 68.16 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Ghana peaked at 68.16 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 49.17 years, in 1960.
Ghana ranks 187th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, female in Ghana, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 49.17 years | — |
| 1961 | 49.36 years | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 49.53 years | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 49.68 years | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 49.94 years | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 49.97 years | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 49.99 years | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 50 years | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 49.99 years | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 50.21 years | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 50.08 years | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 50.1 years | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 50.41 years | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 50.7 years | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 50.95 years | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 51.34 years | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 51.72 years | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 52.03 years | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 52.41 years | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 52.71 years | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 52.98 years | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 53.21 years | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 53.3 years | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 53.65 years | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 54.12 years | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 54.64 years | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 55.12 years | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 55.58 years | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 56.09 years | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 56.53 years | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 56.86 years | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 57.07 years | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 57.3 years | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 57.44 years | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 57.42 years | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 57.76 years | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 58.05 years | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 58.34 years | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 58.65 years | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 59.01 years | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 59.33 years | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 59.61 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 59.95 years | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 60.28 years | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 60.62 years | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 60.91 years | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 61.25 years | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 61.59 years | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 61.96 years | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 62.35 years | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 62.81 years | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 63.27 years | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 63.7 years | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 64.17 years | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 64.7 years | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 65.06 years | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 65.45 years | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 65.79 years | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 66.16 years | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 66.57 years | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 66.67 years | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 66.53 years | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 67.61 years | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 67.94 years | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 68.16 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.78 years | 49.17 years | 50.21 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 51.24 years | 50.08 years | 52.71 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 54.52 years | 52.98 years | 56.53 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 57.79 years | 56.86 years | 59.01 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.79 years | 59.33 years | 62.35 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.77 years | 62.81 years | 66.57 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.38 years | 66.53 years | 68.16 years | 5 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.37 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6224 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 986.1 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,361 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.303 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 2.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6078 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in Ghana?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in Ghana was 68.16 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 68.16 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.17 years in 1960.
- How does Ghana rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Ghana ranks 187th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.