Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in Ghana
Ghana: Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality was 0.1687 in 2023. βΌ Falling
Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in Ghana, 1950β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in Ghana is 0.1687, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in Ghana peaked at 0.3961 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1687, in 2023.
That places Ghana 29th out of 229 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3751 | 0.3578 | 0.3961 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3492 | 0.3456 | 0.3553 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3335 | 0.3178 | 0.3461 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2993 | 0.2786 | 0.315 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2635 | 0.2508 | 0.2747 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2323 | 0.217 | 0.2473 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1957 | 0.18 | 0.213 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1734 | 0.1687 | 0.1772 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 26 Angola 0.1746 compare
- 27 Gambia 0.1725 compare
- 28 Mozambique 0.1688 compare
- 30 Djibouti 0.1687 compare
- 31 Palestine, State of 0.1666 compare
- 32 Afghanistan 0.1662 compare
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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 20 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 20 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in Ghana?
- Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in Ghana was 0.1687 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3961 in 1950.
- What is the lowest life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1687 in 2023.
- How does Ghana rank for life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality?
- Ghana ranks 29th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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