Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Ghana

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total life expectancy at birth for Ghana was 65.5 years. A difference of +0.25 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female life expectancies at birth for Ghana were 63.13 years and 67.94 years respectively in 2023.

You can see similar information for other countries.

The World Bank defines life expectancy at birth as "the average number of years a newborn is expected to live if mortality patterns at the time of its birth remain constant in the future".

The chart and table below shows the total, male, and female life expectancies of Ghana for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.

Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Ghana (Years)

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Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Ghana (Years)

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Year	Total (Yrs)	Male (Yrs)	Female (Yrs)
1960	46.94	45.02	49.17
1961	47.13	45.2	49.36
1962	47.34	45.42	49.54
1963	47.48	45.55	49.68
1964	47.64	45.62	49.94
1965	47.69	45.67	49.97
1966	47.71	45.68	49.99
1967	47.73	45.71	50
1968	47.76	45.75	49.99
1969	47.9	45.81	50.21
1970	47.89	45.89	50.08
1971	47.95	45.98	50.1
1972	48.27	46.31	50.41
1973	48.58	46.62	50.7
1974	48.92	47.04	50.95
1975	49.32	47.46	51.34
1976	49.73	47.89	51.72
1977	50.08	48.26	52.03
1978	50.46	48.65	52.41
1979	50.79	48.99	52.71
1980	51.06	49.26	52.98
1981	51.31	49.53	53.21
1982	51.43	49.66	53.3
1983	51.78	50.01	53.65
1984	52.23	50.44	54.12
1985	52.73	50.91	54.64
1986	53.28	51.5	55.12
1987	53.82	52.11	55.58
1988	54.4	52.74	56.1
1989	54.94	53.38	56.53
1990	55.4	53.95	56.86
1991	55.72	54.38	57.07
1992	56.06	54.81	57.31
1993	56.29	55.13	57.44
1994	56.23	55.04	57.43
1995	56.66	55.56	57.76
1996	56.96	55.85	58.05
1997	57.24	56.12	58.34
1998	57.53	56.38	58.65
1999	57.84	56.64	59.01
2000	58.14	56.93	59.33
2001	58.4	57.18	59.61
2002	58.71	57.46	59.95
2003	59.01	57.74	60.28
2004	59.32	58.01	60.62
2005	59.64	58.35	60.92
2006	59.98	58.69	61.25
2007	60.28	58.97	61.59
2008	60.58	59.19	61.96
2009	60.93	59.51	62.35
2010	61.3	59.79	62.81
2011	61.62	59.98	63.27
2012	62	60.31	63.7
2013	62.4	60.65	64.17
2014	62.83	60.99	64.7
2015	63.18	61.32	65.06
2016	63.52	61.63	65.45
2017	63.83	61.91	65.79
2018	64.14	62.16	66.16
2019	64.46	62.39	66.57
2020	64.31	62.03	66.67
2021	64.29	62.11	66.53
2022	65.25	62.95	67.61
2023	65.5	63.13	67.94