Congo vs Ghana: Life expectancy at birth, female

Congo
67.72 years
in 2024
Ghana
68.16 years
in 2024
Congo rank
188th
Ghana rank
185th

Life expectancy at birth, female over time

  • Congo
  • Ghana
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 68.16 years against 67.72 years in Congo, a difference of 0.444 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ghana ahead.

Globally, Congo ranks 188th and Ghana ranks 185th of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,126 data points, 1960–2024
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Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.