Ghana - Life expectancy at birth 2023

Life expectancy improves in Ghana

In 2023 the life expectancy in Ghana increased to 65.5 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 67.94 years and for men 63.13 years.

Ghana’s position worsened with respect to the 195 countries we publish said data, dropping from the 164th in 2022 to 166th in 2023.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Ghana over the past several years, we find that it is higher than in 2022, when it was 65.25 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 2013, when it was 62.4 years.

In this page we show you the progression of the life expectancy in Ghana. You can see the life expectancy in other countries in life expectancy and see all the information about Ghana in Ghanaian economy.

Ghana - Life expectancy at birth

Date	Life expectancy - Women	Life expectancy - Men	Life expectancy
2023	67.94	63.13	65.50
2022	67.61	62.95	65.25
2021	66.53	62.11	64.29
2020	66.67	62.03	64.31
2019	66.57	62.39	64.46
2018	66.16	62.16	64.14
2017	65.79	61.91	63.83
2016	65.45	61.63	63.52
2015	65.06	61.32	63.18
2014	64.70	60.99	62.83
2013	64.17	60.65	62.40
2012	63.70	60.31	62.00
2011	63.27	59.98	61.62
2010	62.81	59.79	61.30
2009	62.35	59.51	60.93
2008	61.96	59.19	60.58
2007	61.59	58.97	60.28
2006	61.25	58.69	59.98
2005	60.92	58.35	59.64
2004	60.62	58.01	59.32
2003	60.28	57.74	59.01
2002	59.95	57.46	58.71
2001	59.61	57.18	58.40
2000	59.33	56.93	58.14
1999	59.01	56.64	57.84
1998	58.65	56.38	57.53
1997	58.34	56.12	57.24
1996	58.05	55.85	56.96
1995	57.76	55.56	56.66
1994	57.43	55.04	56.23
1993	57.44	55.13	56.29
1992	57.31	54.81	56.06
1991	57.07	54.38	55.72
1990	56.86	53.95	55.40
1989	56.53	53.38	54.94
1988	56.10	52.74	54.40
1987	55.58	52.11	53.82
1986	55.12	51.50	53.28
1985	54.64	50.91	52.73
1984	54.12	50.44	52.23
1983	53.65	50.01	51.78
1982	53.30	49.66	51.43
1981	53.21	49.53	51.31
1980	52.98	49.26	51.06
1979	52.71	48.99	50.79
1978	52.41	48.65	50.46
1977	52.03	48.26	50.08
1976	51.72	47.89	49.73
1975	51.34	47.46	49.32
1974	50.95	47.04	48.92
1973	50.70	46.62	48.58
1972	50.41	46.31	48.27
1971	50.10	45.98	47.95
1970	50.08	45.89	47.89
1969	50.21	45.81	47.90
1968	49.99	45.75	47.76
1967	50.00	45.71	47.73
1966	49.99	45.68	47.71
1965	49.97	45.67	47.69
1964	49.94	45.62	47.64
1963	49.68	45.55	47.48
1962	49.54	45.42	47.34
1961	49.36	45.20	47.13
1960	49.17	45.02	46.94

Ghana - Life expectancy at birth