Life expectancy at age 60, male in Ghana
Ghana: Life expectancy at age 60, male was 16.41 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at age 60, male in Ghana, 1960–2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at age 60, male in Ghana is 16.41 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, male in Ghana peaked at 16.56 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.17 years, in 1960.
Ghana ranks 161st of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at age 60, male in Ghana, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 14.17 years | — |
| 1961 | 14.18 years | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 14.23 years | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 14.24 years | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 14.25 years | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 14.26 years | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 14.26 years | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 14.26 years | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 14.27 years | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 14.28 years | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 14.29 years | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 14.3 years | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 14.35 years | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 14.39 years | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 14.46 years | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 14.51 years | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 14.57 years | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 14.62 years | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 14.66 years | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 14.71 years | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 14.73 years | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 14.78 years | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 14.79 years | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 14.84 years | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 14.89 years | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 14.96 years | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 15.07 years | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 15.17 years | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 15.27 years | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 15.38 years | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 15.47 years | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 15.54 years | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 15.61 years | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 15.66 years | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 15.63 years | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 15.71 years | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 15.75 years | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 15.79 years | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 15.81 years | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 15.83 years | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 15.85 years | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 15.86 years | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 15.88 years | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 15.9 years | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 15.92 years | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 15.99 years | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 16.05 years | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 16.08 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 16.08 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 16.12 years | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 16.14 years | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 16.12 years | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 16.16 years | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 16.2 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 16.26 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 16.3 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 16.35 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 16.39 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 16.42 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 16.46 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 15.87 years | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 16.11 years | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 16.53 years | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 16.56 years | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 16.41 years | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.24 years | 14.17 years | 14.28 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 14.49 years | 14.29 years | 14.71 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.99 years | 14.73 years | 15.38 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.68 years | 15.47 years | 15.83 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.97 years | 15.85 years | 16.12 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.28 years | 16.12 years | 16.46 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.3 years | 15.87 years | 16.56 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More gender data for Ghana
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 12,710 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.3902 % change on previous year (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, male in Ghana?
- Life expectancy at age 60, male in Ghana was 16.41 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, male recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 16.56 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, male recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.17 years in 1960.
- How does Ghana rank for life expectancy at age 60, male?
- Ghana ranks 161st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, male rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at age 60, male is the average number of years that a male at age 60 would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of age 60 were to stay the same throughout his life.