Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.1662 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1662
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
32nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.5474
in 1950
All-time low
0.1662
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Afghanistan, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Afghanistan stood at 0.1662. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Afghanistan peaked at 0.5474 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1662, in 2023.
Afghanistan ranks 32nd 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 Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.5474 | — |
| 1951 | 0.5428 | -0.8% |
| 1952 | 0.5383 | -0.8% |
| 1953 | 0.5336 | -0.9% |
| 1954 | 0.5306 | -0.6% |
| 1955 | 0.5236 | -1.3% |
| 1956 | 0.5187 | -0.9% |
| 1957 | 0.5134 | -1.0% |
| 1958 | 0.5084 | -1.0% |
| 1959 | 0.5032 | -1.0% |
| 1960 | 0.4984 | -1.0% |
| 1961 | 0.4934 | -1.0% |
| 1962 | 0.4887 | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.4842 | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.4793 | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.4746 | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.4697 | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.465 | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.4607 | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.456 | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 0.451 | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.4461 | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.4412 | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.436 | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.431 | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.4256 | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.4203 | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.4148 | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.4169 | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.4208 | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.4157 | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.412 | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.4294 | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 0.4235 | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.4545 | +7.3% |
| 1985 | 0.4478 | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.404 | -9.8% |
| 1987 | 0.3984 | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.3693 | -7.3% |
| 1989 | 0.3593 | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 0.3525 | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.3469 | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.3346 | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 0.3119 | -6.8% |
| 1994 | 0.3036 | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.2981 | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.2911 | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.2878 | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.2899 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.2759 | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 0.2703 | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2652 | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.2618 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2521 | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2463 | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2413 | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2361 | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2296 | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2238 | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2201 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2154 | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2099 | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2052 | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2007 | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1986 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1967 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1923 | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.184 | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1808 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1787 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.179 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1804 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1689 | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1662 | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.526 | 0.5032 | 0.5474 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.477 | 0.456 | 0.4984 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4304 | 0.4148 | 0.451 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4114 | 0.3593 | 0.4545 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3092 | 0.2759 | 0.3525 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2447 | 0.2201 | 0.2703 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1962 | 0.1787 | 0.2154 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1736 | 0.1662 | 0.1804 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 29 Ghana 0.1687 compare
- 30 Djibouti 0.1687 compare
- 31 Palestine, State of 0.1666 compare
- 33 South Africa 0.1656 compare
- 34 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.1649 compare
- 35 Uganda 0.1641 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Afghanistan
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 4.84 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,359 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 2.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 6.76 (2020)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 6.8% (2020)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -19.16 % change on previous year (2020)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.661 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1662 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Afghanistan?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Afghanistan was 0.1662 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 Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5474 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1662 in 2023.
- How does Afghanistan rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Afghanistan ranks 32nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan 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.