What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Ghana?

Life expectancy vs. health spending in Ghana was 65.5 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Ghana?

The highest recorded value was 65.5 years in 2023.

What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Ghana?

The lowest recorded value was 43.07 years in 1950.

How does Ghana rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?

Ghana ranks 207th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in Ghana?

Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Ghana data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy vs. health spending in Ghana

Name: Life expectancy vs. health spending in Ghana
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Ghana: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 65.5 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

65.5 years

Change on year

up 0.4%

World rank

207th

of 236 countries

All-time high

65.5 years

in 2023

All-time low

43.07 years

in 1950

Years of data

1950–2023

Life expectancy vs. health spending in Ghana, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for life expectancy vs. health spending in Ghana is 65.5 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in Ghana peaked at 65.5 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 43.07 years, in 1950.

Ghana ranks 207th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	45.06 years	43.07 years	46.71 years	10
1960s	47.53 years	46.94 years	47.9 years	10
1970s	49.2 years	47.89 years	50.79 years	10
1980s	52.7 years	51.06 years	54.94 years	10
1990s	56.59 years	55.4 years	57.84 years	10
2000s	59.5 years	58.14 years	60.93 years	10
2010s	62.93 years	61.3 years	64.45 years	10
2020s	64.83 years	64.29 years	65.5 years	4

Countries ranked near Ghana

204 Djibouti 65.99 years compare
205 Gambia 65.86 years compare
206 Congo 65.77 years compare
208 Palestine 65.17 years compare
209 Haiti 64.94 years compare
210 Angola 64.62 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Ghana

Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 416,867 (2025)
Population, male 49.9% (2025)
Population ages 15-64, female 10.69 million (2025)
Population ages 0-14, total 12.42 million (2025)
Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 407,617 (2025)
Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 418,344 (2025)
Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 404,963 (2025)
Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 415,209 (2025)
Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 407,114 (2025)
Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 413,565 (2025)

All data for Ghana →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Ghana?: Life expectancy vs. health spending in Ghana was 65.5 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Ghana?: The highest recorded value was 65.5 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Ghana?: The lowest recorded value was 43.07 years in 1950.
How does Ghana rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?: Ghana ranks 207th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in Ghana?: Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ghana data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy vs. health spending
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Period life expectancy at birth.