Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Argentina
Argentina: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.1027 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1027
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
117th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.1883
in 1950
All-time low
0.1027
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Argentina, 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 Argentina stood at 0.1027. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Argentina peaked at 0.1883 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1027, in 2023.
Argentina ranks 117th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Argentina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.1883 | — |
| 1951 | 0.1863 | -1.1% |
| 1952 | 0.1811 | -2.8% |
| 1953 | 0.1795 | -0.9% |
| 1954 | 0.1753 | -2.4% |
| 1955 | 0.1738 | -0.9% |
| 1956 | 0.1706 | -1.8% |
| 1957 | 0.1706 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.1681 | -1.5% |
| 1959 | 0.1662 | -1.1% |
| 1960 | 0.1648 | -0.8% |
| 1961 | 0.1634 | -0.9% |
| 1962 | 0.1621 | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.1604 | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.16 | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.1589 | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.1566 | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 0.1551 | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.155 | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1546 | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.1539 | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.1541 | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.1519 | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1499 | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.1489 | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.1453 | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1444 | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.1418 | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.1403 | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1362 | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1336 | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.1327 | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.1282 | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1254 | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1245 | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.1246 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1234 | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1223 | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1214 | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.1204 | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.1203 | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.1204 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1194 | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1185 | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1181 | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1174 | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1166 | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.1168 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1146 | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1137 | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1128 | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1134 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1119 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1108 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1085 | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1077 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1089 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.109 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1081 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1101 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1064 | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1048 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1057 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1053 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.105 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1029 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1044 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1039 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1044 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1039 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.105 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1126 | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1041 | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1027 | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.176 | 0.1662 | 0.1883 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1591 | 0.1546 | 0.1648 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1467 | 0.1362 | 0.1541 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1256 | 0.1204 | 0.1336 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1176 | 0.1137 | 0.1204 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1101 | 0.1077 | 0.1134 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1047 | 0.1029 | 0.1064 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1061 | 0.1027 | 0.1126 | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Argentina
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.5 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,854 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 21.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 29.56 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 29.6% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 1.5 % change on previous year (2022)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.264 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 23.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Argentina?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Argentina was 0.1027 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 Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1883 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1027 in 2023.
- How does Argentina rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Argentina ranks 117th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Argentina 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.