Life expectancy at age 60, female in Ghana
Ghana: Life expectancy at age 60, female was 18.33 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at age 60, female in Ghana, 1960–2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at age 60, female in Ghana stood at 18.33 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, female in Ghana peaked at 18.33 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.61 years, in 1960.
Ghana ranks 171st of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.71 years | 15.61 years | 15.83 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.86 years | 15.74 years | 16.01 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.25 years | 16.04 years | 16.49 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.53 years | 16.43 years | 16.68 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.88 years | 16.71 years | 17.11 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.6 years | 17.21 years | 17.98 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.07 years | 17.7 years | 18.33 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More gender data for Ghana
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 12,710 (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 428,908 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 442,748 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 424,540 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 437,618 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 420,712 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 433,463 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 417,006 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 429,268 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 413,911 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, female in Ghana?
- Life expectancy at age 60, female in Ghana was 18.33 years in 2024, according to 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- What is the highest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 18.33 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.61 years in 1960.
- How does Ghana rank for life expectancy at age 60, female?
- Ghana ranks 171st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, female 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 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023, published as part of Life expectancy at age 60, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at age 60, female is the average number of years that a female at age 60 would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of age 60 were to stay the same throughout her life.