Life expectancy prados de la escosura in Ghana
Ghana: Life expectancy prados de la escosura was 64.11 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy prados de la escosura in Ghana, 1870–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 64.11 for life expectancy prados de la escosura in 2020. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy prados de la escosura in Ghana peaked at 64.11 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 25, in 1870.
That places Ghana 131st out of 162 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Life expectancy prados de la escosura in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 25 | — |
| 1880 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 25.69 | +2.8% |
| 1900 | 28.18 | +9.7% |
| 1913 | 28 | -0.7% |
| 1925 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 30.9 | +10.4% |
| 1933 | 32.26 | +4.4% |
| 1938 | 32.4 | +0.4% |
| 1950 | 42 | +29.6% |
| 1955 | 44 | +4.8% |
| 1960 | 45.22 | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 47.24 | +4.5% |
| 1970 | 49.23 | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 51.22 | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 53.03 | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 54.49 | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 55.62 | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 56.57 | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 58.2 | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 59.76 | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 61.16 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 63.18 | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 64.11 | +1.5% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 64.11 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 66.34, 97% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 64.11 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 62.32, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life expectancy prados de la escosura in Ghana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +29.6% | 32.4 | 42 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 25 | 25 | 25 | 1 |
| 1880s | 25 | 25 | 25 | 1 |
| 1890s | 25.69 | 25.69 | 25.69 | 1 |
| 1900s | 28.18 | 28.18 | 28.18 | 1 |
| 1910s | 28 | 28 | 28 | 1 |
| 1920s | 29.45 | 28 | 30.9 | 2 |
| 1930s | 32.33 | 32.26 | 32.4 | 2 |
| 1950s | 43 | 42 | 44 | 2 |
| 1960s | 46.23 | 45.22 | 47.24 | 2 |
| 1970s | 50.22 | 49.23 | 51.22 | 2 |
| 1980s | 53.76 | 53.03 | 54.49 | 2 |
| 1990s | 56.09 | 55.62 | 56.57 | 2 |
| 2000s | 58.98 | 58.2 | 59.76 | 2 |
| 2010s | 62.17 | 61.16 | 63.18 | 2 |
| 2020s | 64.11 | 64.11 | 64.11 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,361 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5623 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.06 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.5816 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0619 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy prados de la escosura in Ghana?
- Life expectancy prados de la escosura in Ghana was 64.11 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy prados de la escosura recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 64.11 in 2020.
- What is the lowest life expectancy prados de la escosura recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 25 in 1870.
- How does Ghana rank for life expectancy prados de la escosura?
- Ghana ranks 131st out of 162 countries with data for 2020.
- Is life expectancy prados de la escosura rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. 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 prados de la escosura. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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