Life Expectancy at Birth in Ghana
Ghana: Life Expectancy at Birth was 65.69 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
65.69
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
188th
of 216 countries
All-time high
65.69
in 2024
All-time low
46.94
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life Expectancy at Birth in Ghana, 1960–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth in Ghana is 65.69, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Ghana peaked at 65.69 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 46.94, in 1960.
That places Ghana 188th out of 216 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.
Life Expectancy at Birth in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 46.94 | — |
| 1961 | 47.13 | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 47.34 | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 47.48 | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 47.64 | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 47.69 | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 47.71 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 47.73 | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 47.76 | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 47.9 | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 47.89 | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 47.95 | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 48.27 | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 48.58 | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 48.92 | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 49.32 | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 49.73 | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 50.08 | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 50.46 | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 50.79 | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 51.06 | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 51.31 | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 51.42 | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 51.78 | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 52.23 | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 52.73 | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 53.28 | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 53.82 | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 54.4 | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 54.94 | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 55.4 | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 55.72 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 56.05 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 56.29 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 56.23 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 56.66 | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 56.96 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 57.24 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 57.52 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 57.84 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 58.14 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 58.4 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 58.71 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 59.01 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 59.32 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 59.64 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 59.98 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 60.28 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 60.58 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 60.93 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 61.3 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 61.62 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 61.99 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 62.4 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 62.83 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 63.17 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 63.52 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 63.83 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 64.14 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 64.45 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 64.31 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 64.29 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 65.25 | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 65.5 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 65.69 | +0.3% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 65.69 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 67.85, 97% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 65.69 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 64.26, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.53 | 46.94 | 47.9 | 10 |
| 1970s | 49.2 | 47.89 | 50.79 | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.7 | 51.06 | 54.94 | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.59 | 55.4 | 57.84 | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.5 | 58.14 | 60.93 | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.93 | 61.3 | 64.45 | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.01 | 64.29 | 65.69 | 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)
- Population 25,512 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 25,512 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.34 % 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Ghana?
- Life expectancy at birth in Ghana was 65.69 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 65.69 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.94 in 1960.
- How does Ghana rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Ghana ranks 188th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Life Expectancy at Birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.