Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Australia
Australia: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.0712 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0712
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
225th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.2148
in 1921
All-time low
0.0712
in 2023
Years of data
103
1921–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Australia, 1921–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.0712 for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 103 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Australia peaked at 0.2148 in 1921 and was at its lowest, 0.0712, in 2023.
That places Australia 225th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 103 years of available data.
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1921 | 0.2148 | — |
| 1922 | 0.192 | -10.6% |
| 1923 | 0.2019 | +5.2% |
| 1924 | 0.1988 | -1.6% |
| 1925 | 0.1912 | -3.8% |
| 1926 | 0.1917 | +0.2% |
| 1927 | 0.1938 | +1.1% |
| 1928 | 0.1957 | +1.0% |
| 1929 | 0.1875 | -4.2% |
| 1930 | 0.1818 | -3.1% |
| 1931 | 0.1722 | -5.3% |
| 1932 | 0.1709 | -0.7% |
| 1933 | 0.1702 | -0.4% |
| 1934 | 0.1759 | +3.4% |
| 1935 | 0.1705 | -3.1% |
| 1936 | 0.1738 | +1.9% |
| 1937 | 0.1657 | -4.7% |
| 1938 | 0.164 | -1.1% |
| 1939 | 0.1608 | -1.9% |
| 1940 | 0.1596 | -0.7% |
| 1941 | 0.1602 | +0.3% |
| 1942 | 0.1604 | +0.2% |
| 1943 | 0.1586 | -1.1% |
| 1944 | 0.1478 | -6.8% |
| 1945 | 0.1433 | -3.1% |
| 1946 | 0.143 | -0.2% |
| 1947 | 0.1381 | -3.4% |
| 1948 | 0.1336 | -3.3% |
| 1949 | 0.1309 | -2.0% |
| 1950 | 0.1299 | -0.8% |
| 1951 | 0.1304 | +0.4% |
| 1952 | 0.1278 | -2.0% |
| 1953 | 0.1256 | -1.8% |
| 1954 | 0.1231 | -1.9% |
| 1955 | 0.121 | -1.7% |
| 1956 | 0.1198 | -1.0% |
| 1957 | 0.1201 | +0.3% |
| 1958 | 0.1182 | -1.6% |
| 1959 | 0.1182 | -0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.118 | -0.2% |
| 1961 | 0.1157 | -1.9% |
| 1962 | 0.1158 | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.1166 | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.1163 | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.1164 | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.1152 | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.115 | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.1147 | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.1148 | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.1159 | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1138 | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.1117 | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.1098 | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.1093 | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.1085 | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.1062 | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.1053 | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.1052 | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.1018 | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1004 | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0996 | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0987 | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.099 | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0978 | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0971 | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0959 | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0952 | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0944 | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0931 | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0927 | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0915 | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0907 | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0894 | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0885 | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0884 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0875 | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0872 | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0866 | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.086 | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.085 | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0834 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0831 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0822 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0818 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0811 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0804 | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0801 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0784 | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.079 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0778 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0778 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0767 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0773 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0772 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0763 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0759 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0764 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0758 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0756 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0756 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0759 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0732 | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0712 | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.1964 | 0.1875 | 0.2148 | 9 |
| 1930s | 0.1706 | 0.1608 | 0.1818 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1476 | 0.1309 | 0.1604 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1234 | 0.1182 | 0.1304 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1158 | 0.1147 | 0.118 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1088 | 0.1018 | 0.1159 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0971 | 0.0931 | 0.1004 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0888 | 0.086 | 0.0927 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0815 | 0.0784 | 0.085 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0767 | 0.0756 | 0.0778 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.074 | 0.0712 | 0.0759 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More poverty & inequality data for Australia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 3 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 1.64 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,690 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 -0.0446 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 30.36 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 30.4% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Australia?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Australia was 0.0712 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 Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2148 in 1921.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0712 in 2023.
- How does Australia rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Australia ranks 225th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia 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.