Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Ghana
Ghana: Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females was 6.32 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
6.32 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
194th
of 236 countries
All-time high
6.32 years
in 2023
All-time low
5.21 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Ghana, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Ghana is 6.32 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Ghana peaked at 6.32 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.21 years, in 1950.
That places Ghana 194th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Ghana, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.21 years | — |
| 1951 | 5.24 years | +0.5% |
| 1952 | 5.26 years | +0.5% |
| 1953 | 5.29 years | +0.5% |
| 1954 | 5.31 years | +0.4% |
| 1955 | 5.33 years | +0.3% |
| 1956 | 5.35 years | +0.4% |
| 1957 | 5.36 years | +0.3% |
| 1958 | 5.38 years | +0.3% |
| 1959 | 5.38 years | +0.2% |
| 1960 | 5.39 years | +0.1% |
| 1961 | 5.4 years | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 5.41 years | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 5.41 years | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 5.45 years | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 5.45 years | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 5.45 years | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 5.45 years | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 5.45 years | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 5.49 years | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 5.45 years | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 5.45 years | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 5.46 years | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 5.47 years | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 5.47 years | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 5.48 years | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 5.5 years | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 5.51 years | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 5.52 years | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 5.53 years | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 5.54 years | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 5.55 years | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 5.56 years | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 5.57 years | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 5.6 years | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 5.64 years | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 5.66 years | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 5.67 years | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 5.69 years | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 5.7 years | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 5.71 years | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 5.7 years | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 5.7 years | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 5.7 years | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 5.68 years | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 5.7 years | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 5.72 years | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 5.74 years | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 5.76 years | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 5.78 years | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 5.79 years | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 5.8 years | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 5.81 years | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 5.82 years | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 5.84 years | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 5.84 years | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 5.86 years | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 5.88 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 5.9 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 5.92 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 5.96 years | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 5.99 years | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 6.01 years | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 6.04 years | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 6.1 years | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 6.11 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 6.13 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 6.15 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 6.17 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 6.21 years | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 6.12 years | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 6 years | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 6.3 years | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 6.32 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.31 years | 5.21 years | 5.38 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.44 years | 5.39 years | 5.49 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.48 years | 5.45 years | 5.53 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.62 years | 5.54 years | 5.7 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.72 years | 5.68 years | 5.78 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.85 years | 5.79 years | 5.92 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.09 years | 5.96 years | 6.21 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.19 years | 6 years | 6.32 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 191 Iraq 6.38 years compare
- 192 Guinea-Bissau 6.38 years compare
- 193 Western Sahara 6.35 years compare
- 195 Gambia 6.3 years compare
- 196 Marshall Islands 6.28 years compare
- 197 Angola 6.26 years 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)
- 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)
- 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 remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Ghana?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Ghana was 6.32 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 6.32 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.21 years in 1950.
- How does Ghana rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females?
- Ghana ranks 194th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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