Women survival to age 65 in Ghana
Ghana: Women survival to age 65 was 70.6 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
70.6
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
183rd
of 215 countries
All-time high
70.6
in 2024
All-time low
44.2
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Women survival to age 65 in Ghana, 1960–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 70.6 for women survival to age 65 in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women survival to age 65 in Ghana peaked at 70.6 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 44.2, in 1960.
That places Ghana 183rd out of 215 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.
Women survival to age 65 in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 44.2 | — |
| 1961 | 44.44 | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 44.66 | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 44.85 | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 45.26 | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 45.29 | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 45.31 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 45.32 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 45.3 | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 45.65 | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 45.42 | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 45.39 | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 45.84 | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 46.21 | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 46.49 | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 46.98 | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 47.45 | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 47.82 | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 48.31 | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 48.71 | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 49.06 | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 49.35 | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 49.42 | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 49.9 | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 50.56 | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 51.3 | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 51.95 | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 52.53 | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 53.21 | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 53.75 | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 54.12 | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 54.29 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 54.53 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 54.62 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 54.49 | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 54.97 | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 55.39 | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 55.78 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 56.2 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 56.7 | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 57.1 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 57.43 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 57.86 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 58.31 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 58.77 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 59.19 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 59.68 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 60.18 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 60.72 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 61.3 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 62.02 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 62.72 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 63.4 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 64.13 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 65 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 65.55 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 66.16 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 66.7 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 67.31 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 67.98 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 67.96 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 67.21 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 69.7 | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 70.25 | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 70.6 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45.03 | 44.2 | 45.65 | 10 |
| 1970s | 46.86 | 45.39 | 48.71 | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.1 | 49.06 | 53.75 | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.11 | 54.12 | 56.7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.05 | 57.1 | 61.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.1 | 62.02 | 67.98 | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.14 | 67.21 | 70.6 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 180 Marshall Islands 71.08 compare
- 181 Afghanistan 70.85 compare
- 182 Uganda 70.83 compare
- 184 Mozambique 70.3 compare
- 185 Gambia 69.98 compare
- 186 Tanzania, United Republic of 69.66 compare
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 women survival to age 65 in Ghana?
- Women survival to age 65 in Ghana was 70.6 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women survival to age 65 recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 70.6 in 2024.
- What is the lowest women survival to age 65 recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.2 in 1960.
- How does Ghana rank for women survival to age 65?
- Ghana ranks 183rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is women survival to age 65 rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. 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 Women survival to age 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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