Life expectancy vs. health spending in Ghana
Ghana: Life expectancy vs. health spending 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 vs. health spending in Ghana, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy vs. health spending in Ghana is 65.5 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending 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 vs. health spending 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% |
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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- 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 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.736 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1749 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.7544 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1794 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Ghana?
- Life expectancy vs. health spending 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 vs. health spending recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 65.5 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.07 years in 1950.
- How does Ghana rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?
- Ghana ranks 207th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. health spending 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 vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy at birth.