Share in poverty vs. life expectancy in Ghana
Ghana: Share in poverty vs. life expectancy was 65.5 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share in poverty vs. life expectancy in Ghana, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, share in poverty vs. life expectancy in Ghana stood at 65.5 years. 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, share in poverty vs. life expectancy 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 share in poverty vs. life expectancy in Ghana?
- Share in poverty vs. life expectancy 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 share in poverty vs. life expectancy recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 65.5 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest share in poverty vs. life expectancy recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.07 years in 1950.
- How does Ghana rank for share in poverty vs. life expectancy?
- Ghana ranks 207th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share in poverty vs. life expectancy 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 Share in poverty vs. life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.