Ghana - Life expectancy at birth 2021

Life expectancy in Ghana is reduced to 63.8 years

In 2021 the life expectancy in Ghana decreased to 63.8 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 66.01 years and for men 61.63 years.

Ghana’s position improvened with respect to the 194 countries we publish life expectancy, dropping from the 159th in 2020 to 154th in 2021.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Ghana over the past several years, we find that it is lower than in 2020, when it was 64.11 years, which is the opposite of what happens compared to 2011, when it was 61.65 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
2021	66.01	61.63	63.80
2020	66.39	61.90	64.11
2019	66.83	62.69	64.74
2018	66.05	62.22	64.12
2017	65.92	62.12	64.01
2016	65.87	61.93	63.89
2015	64.99	61.38	63.18
2014	64.92	61.19	63.05
2013	64.07	60.78	62.42
2012	63.97	60.22	62.08
2011	63.23	60.08	61.65
2010	62.49	59.83	61.16
2009	62.46	59.44	60.95
2008	61.77	59.21	60.49
2007	61.66	58.80	60.22
2006	61.22	58.76	59.99
2005	61.09	58.43	59.76
2004	60.48	57.90	59.19
2003	60.43	57.79	59.11
2002	59.85	57.37	58.61
2001	59.20	57.02	58.11
2000	59.29	57.10	58.20
1999	59.22	56.84	58.03
1998	58.78	56.42	57.60
1997	58.43	55.97	57.20
1996	57.92	55.72	56.82
1995	57.58	55.55	56.57
1994	57.14	55.08	56.11
1993	57.34	55.49	56.42
1992	57.52	54.95	56.23
1991	57.36	54.67	56.01
1990	57.09	54.16	55.62
1989	56.86	53.55	55.19
1988	56.28	52.77	54.51
1987	55.61	52.08	53.82
1986	55.05	51.26	53.13
1985	54.37	50.53	52.42
1984	53.91	50.27	52.05
1983	53.48	49.85	51.62
1982	53.23	49.64	51.38
1981	53.31	49.36	51.27
1980	53.02	49.34	51.12
1979	53.02	49.01	50.93
1978	52.55	48.74	50.57
1977	52.04	48.29	50.09
1976	51.86	47.84	49.76
1975	51.35	47.32	49.25
1974	50.90	46.83	48.78
1973	50.53	46.45	48.40
1972	50.17	46.07	48.03
1971	50.02	45.78	47.80
1970	50.04	45.78	47.81
1969	49.67	45.67	47.57
1968	49.69	45.67	47.57
1967	49.99	45.64	47.68
1966	49.97	45.74	47.73
1965	50.08	45.75	47.78
1964	50.10	45.64	47.72
1963	49.74	45.68	47.58
1962	49.59	45.51	47.41
1961	49.52	45.43	47.33
1960	49.41	45.11	47.10

Ghana - Life expectancy at birth