Womens life expectancy at birth in Ghana
Ghana: Womens life expectancy at birth was 67.94 in 2023. β² Rising
Latest (2023)
67.94
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
199th
of 229 countries
All-time high
67.94
in 2023
All-time low
45.29
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950β2023
Womens life expectancy at birth in Ghana, 1950β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, womens life expectancy at birth in Ghana stood at 67.94. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, womens life expectancy at birth in Ghana peaked at 67.94 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 45.29, in 1950.
That places Ghana 199th out of 229 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 47.3 | 45.29 | 48.94 | 10 |
| 1960s | 49.78 | 49.17 | 50.21 | 10 |
| 1970s | 51.24 | 50.08 | 52.71 | 10 |
| 1980s | 54.52 | 52.98 | 56.53 | 10 |
| 1990s | 57.79 | 56.86 | 59.01 | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.79 | 59.33 | 62.35 | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.77 | 62.81 | 66.57 | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.19 | 66.53 | 67.94 | 4 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 986.1 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,361 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 20 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 20 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is womens life expectancy at birth in Ghana?
- Womens life expectancy at birth in Ghana was 67.94 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest womens life expectancy at birth recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 67.94 in 2023.
- What is the lowest womens life expectancy at birth recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.29 in 1950.
- How does Ghana rank for womens life expectancy at birth?
- Ghana ranks 199th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is womens life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. 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 Womens life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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