Life Expectancy at Birth in Ghana
Ghana: Life Expectancy at Birth was 65.69 in 2024. β² Rising
Life Expectancy at Birth in Ghana, 1960β2024
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.
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
- 185 Djibouti 66.2 compare
- 186 Gambia, The 66.06 compare
- 187 Congo, Republic of 66 compare
- 189 Haiti 65.12 compare
- 190 Angola 64.81 compare
- 191 Eswatini, Kingdom of 64.26 compare
More gender data for Ghana
- 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)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 425,637 (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.