Life expectancy at birth, male in Ghana
Ghana: Life expectancy at birth, male was 63.31 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, male in Ghana, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 63.31 years for life expectancy at birth, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Ghana peaked at 63.31 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 45.02 years, in 1960.
That places Ghana 188th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, male in Ghana, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 45.02 years | — |
| 1961 | 45.2 years | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 45.42 years | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 45.55 years | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 45.62 years | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 45.67 years | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 45.68 years | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 45.71 years | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 45.75 years | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 45.81 years | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 45.89 years | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 45.98 years | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 46.31 years | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 46.62 years | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 47.04 years | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 47.45 years | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 47.89 years | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 48.26 years | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 48.65 years | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 48.99 years | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 49.26 years | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 49.53 years | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 49.66 years | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 50.01 years | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 50.44 years | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 50.91 years | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 51.5 years | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 52.11 years | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 52.74 years | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 53.38 years | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 53.95 years | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 54.38 years | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 54.81 years | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 55.13 years | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 55.04 years | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 55.56 years | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 55.85 years | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 56.12 years | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 56.38 years | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 56.64 years | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 56.93 years | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 57.18 years | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 57.46 years | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 57.74 years | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 58.01 years | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 58.35 years | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 58.69 years | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 58.97 years | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 59.19 years | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 59.51 years | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 59.79 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 59.98 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 60.31 years | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 60.65 years | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 60.99 years | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 61.32 years | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 61.63 years | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 61.91 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 62.16 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 62.39 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 62.03 years | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 62.11 years | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 62.95 years | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 63.13 years | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 63.31 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45.54 years | 45.02 years | 45.81 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 47.31 years | 45.89 years | 48.99 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.95 years | 49.26 years | 53.38 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.39 years | 53.95 years | 56.64 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.2 years | 56.93 years | 59.51 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.11 years | 59.79 years | 62.39 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.71 years | 62.03 years | 63.31 years | 5 |
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More health data for Ghana
- 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 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.736 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.7544 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1794 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in Ghana?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Ghana was 63.31 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 63.31 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.02 years in 1960.
- How does Ghana rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Ghana ranks 188th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. 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, male (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.