Ghana - Life expectancy at birth 1997

Life expectancy increases in Ghana

In 1997 the life expectancy in Ghana increased to 57.2 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 58.43 years and for men 55.97 years.

Ghana’s position improvened with respect to the 193 countries we publish life expectancy, dropping from the 150th in 1996 to 149th in 1997.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Ghana over the past several years, we find that it is higher than in 1996, when it was 56.82 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 1987, when it was 53.82 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
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