Survival to age 65, female in Ghana
Ghana: Survival to age 65, female was 70.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Survival to age 65, female in Ghana, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
The most recent figure for survival to age 65, female in Ghana is 70.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival to age 65, female in Ghana peaked at 70.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 44.2%, in 1960.
That places Ghana 186th out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Survival to age 65, female in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 44.2% | — |
| 1961 | 44.4% | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 44.7% | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 44.8% | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 45.3% | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 45.3% | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 45.3% | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 45.3% | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 45.3% | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 45.7% | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 45.4% | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 45.4% | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 45.8% | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 46.2% | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 46.5% | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 47.0% | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 47.4% | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 47.8% | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 48.3% | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 48.7% | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 49.1% | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 49.3% | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 49.4% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 49.9% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 50.6% | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 51.3% | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 52.0% | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 52.5% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 53.2% | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 53.8% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 54.1% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 54.3% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 54.5% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 54.6% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 54.5% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 55.0% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 55.4% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 55.8% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 56.2% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 56.7% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 57.1% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 57.4% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 57.9% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 58.3% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 58.8% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 59.2% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 59.7% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 60.2% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 60.7% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 61.3% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 62.0% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 62.7% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 63.4% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 64.1% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 65.0% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 65.6% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 66.2% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 66.7% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 67.3% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 68.0% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 68.0% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 67.2% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 69.7% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 70.2% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 70.6% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45.0% | 44.2% | 45.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 46.9% | 45.4% | 48.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.1% | 49.1% | 53.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.1% | 54.1% | 56.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.1% | 57.1% | 61.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.1% | 62.0% | 68.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.1% | 67.2% | 70.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 183 Marshall Islands 71.1% compare
- 184 Afghanistan 70.8% compare
- 185 Uganda 70.8% compare
- 187 Mozambique 70.3% compare
- 188 Gambia 70.0% compare
- 189 Tanzania, United Republic of 69.7% 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5623 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.06 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.5816 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival to age 65, female in Ghana?
- Survival to age 65, female in Ghana was 70.6% in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest survival to age 65, female recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 70.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest survival to age 65, female recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.2% in 1960.
- How does Ghana rank for survival to age 65, female?
- Ghana ranks 186th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is survival to age 65, female rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Survival to age 65, female (% of cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Survival to age 65 refers to the percentage of a cohort of newborn infants that would survive to age 65, if subject to age specific mortality rates of the specified year.