Congo vs Ghana: Life expectancy at birth, total

Congo
66 years
in 2024
Ghana
65.69 years
in 2024
Congo rank
186th
Ghana rank
187th

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • Congo
  • Ghana
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How they compare

Congo currently reports 66 years against 65.69 years in Ghana, a difference of 0.306 years.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Congo ahead.

Globally, Congo ranks 186th and Ghana ranks 187th of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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.