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Life expectancy, source comparison in Ghana

Ghana: Life expectancy, source comparison was 65.5 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
65.5 years
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
207th
of 236 countries
All-time high
65.5 years
in 2023
All-time low
43.07 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Life expectancy, source comparison in Ghana, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Ghana recorded 65.5 years for life expectancy, source comparison in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy, source comparison in Ghana peaked at 65.5 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 43.07 years, in 1950.

Ghana ranks 207th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Life expectancy, source comparison in Ghana, year by year

Year years Change
1950 43.07 years —
1951 43.59 years +1.2%
1952 44.04 years +1.0%
1953 44.51 years +1.1%
1954 44.99 years +1.1%
1955 45.37 years +0.9%
1956 45.75 years +0.8%
1957 46.13 years +0.8%
1958 46.4 years +0.6%
1959 46.71 years +0.7%
1960 46.94 years +0.5%
1961 47.13 years +0.4%
1962 47.34 years +0.4%
1963 47.48 years +0.3%
1964 47.64 years +0.3%
1965 47.69 years +0.1%
1966 47.71 years +0.0%
1967 47.73 years +0.1%
1968 47.76 years +0.1%
1969 47.9 years +0.3%
1970 47.89 years -0.0%
1971 47.95 years +0.1%
1972 48.27 years +0.7%
1973 48.58 years +0.6%
1974 48.92 years +0.7%
1975 49.32 years +0.8%
1976 49.73 years +0.8%
1977 50.08 years +0.7%
1978 50.46 years +0.8%
1979 50.79 years +0.6%
1980 51.06 years +0.5%
1981 51.31 years +0.5%
1982 51.42 years +0.2%
1983 51.78 years +0.7%
1984 52.23 years +0.9%
1985 52.73 years +1.0%
1986 53.28 years +1.0%
1987 53.82 years +1.0%
1988 54.4 years +1.1%
1989 54.94 years +1.0%
1990 55.4 years +0.8%
1991 55.72 years +0.6%
1992 56.05 years +0.6%
1993 56.29 years +0.4%
1994 56.23 years -0.1%
1995 56.66 years +0.8%
1996 56.96 years +0.5%
1997 57.24 years +0.5%
1998 57.52 years +0.5%
1999 57.84 years +0.5%
2000 58.14 years +0.5%
2001 58.4 years +0.5%
2002 58.71 years +0.5%
2003 59.01 years +0.5%
2004 59.32 years +0.5%
2005 59.64 years +0.5%
2006 59.98 years +0.6%
2007 60.28 years +0.5%
2008 60.58 years +0.5%
2009 60.93 years +0.6%
2010 61.3 years +0.6%
2011 61.62 years +0.5%
2012 61.99 years +0.6%
2013 62.4 years +0.6%
2014 62.83 years +0.7%
2015 63.17 years +0.5%
2016 63.52 years +0.5%
2017 63.83 years +0.5%
2018 64.14 years +0.5%
2019 64.45 years +0.5%
2020 64.31 years -0.2%
2021 64.29 years -0.0%
2022 65.25 years +1.5%
2023 65.5 years +0.4%

Ghana compared with similar countries

  • Ghana's 65.5 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 67.65 years, 97% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Ghana's 65.5 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 64.1 years, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 45.06 years 43.07 years 46.71 years 10
1960s 47.53 years 46.94 years 47.9 years 10
1970s 49.2 years 47.89 years 50.79 years 10
1980s 52.7 years 51.06 years 54.94 years 10
1990s 56.59 years 55.4 years 57.84 years 10
2000s 59.5 years 58.14 years 60.93 years 10
2010s 62.93 years 61.3 years 64.45 years 10
2020s 64.83 years 64.29 years 65.5 years 4

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 204 Djibouti 65.99 years compare
  2. 205 Gambia 65.86 years compare
  3. 206 Congo 65.77 years compare
  4. 208 Palestine 65.17 years compare
  5. 209 Haiti 64.94 years compare
  6. 210 Angola 64.62 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy, source comparison in Ghana?
Life expectancy, source comparison in Ghana was 65.5 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy, source comparison recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 65.5 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy, source comparison recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 43.07 years in 1950.
How does Ghana rank for life expectancy, source comparison?
Ghana ranks 207th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy, source comparison rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ghana data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy, source comparison. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Life expectancy, source comparison
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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Period life expectancy at birth.