Survival to age 65, male in Ghana
Ghana: Survival to age 65, male was 61.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Survival to age 65, male in Ghana, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 61.1% for survival to age 65, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival to age 65, male in Ghana peaked at 61.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 36.5%, in 1960.
Ghana ranks 177th of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Survival to age 65, male in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 36.5% | — |
| 1961 | 36.7% | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 37.0% | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 37.1% | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 37.2% | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 37.3% | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 37.3% | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 37.3% | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 37.4% | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 37.4% | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 37.5% | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 37.6% | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 38.1% | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 38.5% | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 39.0% | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 39.6% | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 40.1% | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 40.6% | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 41.1% | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 41.5% | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 41.9% | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 42.3% | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 42.4% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 42.9% | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 43.5% | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 44.2% | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 45.0% | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 45.9% | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 46.8% | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 47.7% | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 48.6% | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 49.2% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 49.8% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 50.3% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 50.0% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 50.8% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 51.2% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 51.6% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 51.9% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 52.2% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 52.5% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 52.8% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 53.1% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 53.5% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 53.8% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 54.3% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 54.8% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 55.1% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 55.4% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 55.8% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 56.2% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 56.3% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 56.8% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 57.3% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 57.7% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 58.2% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 58.7% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 59.1% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 59.4% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 59.8% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 58.8% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 58.4% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 60.5% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 60.8% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 61.1% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.1% | 36.5% | 37.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 39.4% | 37.5% | 41.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.3% | 41.9% | 47.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.5% | 48.6% | 52.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.1% | 52.5% | 55.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.9% | 56.2% | 59.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.9% | 58.4% | 61.1% | 5 |
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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)
- 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)
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- 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, male in Ghana?
- Survival to age 65, male in Ghana was 61.1% in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest survival to age 65, male recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 61.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest survival to age 65, male recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.5% in 1960.
- How does Ghana rank for survival to age 65, male?
- Ghana ranks 177th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is survival to age 65, male rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. 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, male (% 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.