Life expectancy at birth, male in Ghana
Ghana: Life expectancy at birth, male was 63.31 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, male in Ghana, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 63.31 years for life expectancy at birth, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Ghana peaked at 63.31 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 45.02 years, in 1960.
That places Ghana 186th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45.54 years | 45.02 years | 45.81 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 47.31 years | 45.89 years | 48.99 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.95 years | 49.26 years | 53.38 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.39 years | 53.95 years | 56.64 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.2 years | 56.93 years | 59.51 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.11 years | 59.79 years | 62.39 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.71 years | 62.03 years | 63.31 years | 5 |
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More health data for Ghana
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 399,260 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 376,521 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 369,793 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 388,558 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 381,218 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 408,074 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 413,565 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 400,043 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 3.4% (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 391,486 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in Ghana?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Ghana was 63.31 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 63.31 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.02 years in 1960.
- How does Ghana rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Ghana ranks 186th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.