Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Ghana
Ghana: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.1687 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1687
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
29th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.3961
in 1950
All-time low
0.1687
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Ghana, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 0.1687 for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Ghana peaked at 0.3961 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1687, in 2023.
Ghana ranks 29th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.3961 | — |
| 1951 | 0.391 | -1.3% |
| 1952 | 0.3859 | -1.3% |
| 1953 | 0.3808 | -1.3% |
| 1954 | 0.3759 | -1.3% |
| 1955 | 0.3715 | -1.2% |
| 1956 | 0.3675 | -1.1% |
| 1957 | 0.3639 | -1.0% |
| 1958 | 0.3607 | -0.9% |
| 1959 | 0.3578 | -0.8% |
| 1960 | 0.3553 | -0.7% |
| 1961 | 0.3531 | -0.6% |
| 1962 | 0.3514 | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.3499 | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.3479 | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.3474 | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.3472 | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.3471 | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.3471 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.3456 | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.3461 | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.3457 | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.3426 | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.3396 | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.3366 | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.3324 | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.3283 | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.3249 | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.321 | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.3178 | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.315 | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.3126 | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.3115 | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.308 | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.3034 | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.2985 | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.2936 | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.2886 | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.2833 | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.2786 | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.2747 | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.2718 | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2689 | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.267 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.2664 | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2632 | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.2603 | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2575 | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.2544 | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2508 | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.2473 | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.2442 | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2406 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2372 | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2338 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2306 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2274 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2241 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2206 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.217 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.213 | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2089 | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.2048 | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2008 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1965 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.193 | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1897 | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1865 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1834 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.18 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1772 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1762 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1715 | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1687 | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3751 | 0.3578 | 0.3961 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3492 | 0.3456 | 0.3553 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3335 | 0.3178 | 0.3461 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2993 | 0.2786 | 0.315 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2635 | 0.2508 | 0.2747 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2323 | 0.217 | 0.2473 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1957 | 0.18 | 0.213 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1734 | 0.1687 | 0.1772 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 26 Angola 0.1746 compare
- 27 Gambia 0.1725 compare
- 28 Mozambique 0.1688 compare
- 30 Djibouti 0.1687 compare
- 31 Palestine, State of 0.1666 compare
- 32 Afghanistan 0.1662 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Ghana
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.4 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,688 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 10.43 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 13.54 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 13.5% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Ghana?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Ghana was 0.1687 in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3961 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1687 in 2023.
- How does Ghana rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Ghana ranks 29th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.