Life expectancy vs health expenditure in Ghana
Ghana: Life expectancy vs health expenditure was 65.5 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
65.5
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
200th
of 229 countries
All-time high
65.5
in 2023
All-time low
43.07
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy vs health expenditure in Ghana, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 65.5 for life expectancy vs health expenditure 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 vs health expenditure in Ghana peaked at 65.5 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 43.07, in 1950.
Ghana ranks 200th of 229 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 vs health expenditure in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 43.07 | — |
| 1951 | 43.59 | +1.2% |
| 1952 | 44.04 | +1.0% |
| 1953 | 44.51 | +1.1% |
| 1954 | 44.99 | +1.1% |
| 1955 | 45.37 | +0.9% |
| 1956 | 45.75 | +0.8% |
| 1957 | 46.13 | +0.8% |
| 1958 | 46.4 | +0.6% |
| 1959 | 46.71 | +0.7% |
| 1960 | 46.94 | +0.5% |
| 1961 | 47.13 | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 47.34 | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 47.48 | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 47.64 | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 47.69 | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 47.71 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 47.73 | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 47.76 | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 47.9 | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 47.89 | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 47.95 | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 48.27 | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 48.58 | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 48.92 | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 49.32 | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 49.73 | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 50.08 | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 50.46 | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 50.79 | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 51.06 | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 51.31 | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 51.42 | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 51.78 | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 52.23 | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 52.73 | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 53.28 | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 53.82 | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 54.4 | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 54.94 | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 55.4 | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 55.72 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 56.05 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 56.29 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 56.23 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 56.66 | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 56.96 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 57.24 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 57.52 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 57.84 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 58.14 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 58.4 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 58.71 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 59.01 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 59.32 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 59.64 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 59.98 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 60.28 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 60.58 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 60.93 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 61.3 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 61.62 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 61.99 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 62.4 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 62.83 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 63.17 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 63.52 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 63.83 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 64.14 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 64.45 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 64.31 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 64.29 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 65.25 | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 65.5 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 45.06 | 43.07 | 46.71 | 10 |
| 1960s | 47.53 | 46.94 | 47.9 | 10 |
| 1970s | 49.2 | 47.89 | 50.79 | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.7 | 51.06 | 54.94 | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.59 | 55.4 | 57.84 | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.5 | 58.14 | 60.93 | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.93 | 61.3 | 64.45 | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.83 | 64.29 | 65.5 | 4 |
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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 15-64, male, annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.303 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 2.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6078 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs health expenditure in Ghana?
- Life expectancy vs health expenditure in Ghana was 65.5 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs health expenditure recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 65.5 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs health expenditure recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.07 in 1950.
- How does Ghana rank for life expectancy vs health expenditure?
- Ghana ranks 200th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs health expenditure 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs health expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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