Life expectancy, source comparison in Ghana
Ghana: Life expectancy, source comparison was 65.5 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy, source comparison in Ghana, 1950–2023
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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More health data for Ghana
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 986.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,361 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 20 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 20 deaths (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, 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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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.