Remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Ghana

Ghana: Remaining life expectancy at different ages males was 63.13 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
63.13
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
206th
of 236 countries
All-time high
63.13
in 2023
All-time low
41.27
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Ghana, 1950–2023

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Ghana stood at 63.13. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Ghana peaked at 63.13 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 41.27, in 1950.

Ghana ranks 206th 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 43.18 41.27 44.8 10
1960s 45.54 45.02 45.81 10
1970s 47.31 45.89 48.99 10
1980s 50.95 49.26 53.38 10
1990s 55.39 53.95 56.64 10
2000s 58.2 56.93 59.51 10
2010s 61.11 59.79 62.39 10
2020s 62.56 62.03 63.13 4

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 203 Micronesia (country) 63.49 compare
  2. 204 Namibia 63.33 compare
  3. 205 Sudan 63.27 compare
  4. 208 Togo 62.54 compare
  5. 209 Angola 62.1 compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Ghana?
Remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Ghana was 63.13 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages males recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 63.13 in 2023.
What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages males recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 41.27 in 1950.
How does Ghana rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages males?
Ghana ranks 206th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is remaining life expectancy at different ages males rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. 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 Remaining life expectancy at different ages males. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Remaining life expectancy at different ages males
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
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