Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Belarus
Belarus: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.0861 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0861
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
170th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.2214
in 1950
All-time low
0.0861
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Belarus, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Belarus is 0.0861, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Belarus peaked at 0.2214 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.0861, in 2023.
That places Belarus 170th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Belarus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.2214 | — |
| 1951 | 0.2136 | -3.5% |
| 1952 | 0.204 | -4.5% |
| 1953 | 0.1948 | -4.5% |
| 1954 | 0.1858 | -4.6% |
| 1955 | 0.1769 | -4.8% |
| 1956 | 0.1683 | -4.9% |
| 1957 | 0.16 | -4.9% |
| 1958 | 0.1508 | -5.8% |
| 1959 | 0.1419 | -5.9% |
| 1960 | 0.1333 | -6.1% |
| 1961 | 0.1286 | -3.5% |
| 1962 | 0.1241 | -3.5% |
| 1963 | 0.1208 | -2.7% |
| 1964 | 0.1173 | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.115 | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.1139 | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1124 | -1.3% |
| 1968 | 0.1118 | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.1115 | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.1111 | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.1108 | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.1097 | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1094 | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1089 | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.1088 | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1087 | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.1088 | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1092 | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.11 | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.11 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1102 | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1099 | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.1103 | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.11 | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.1086 | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1071 | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1058 | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.1062 | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.1067 | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1076 | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.109 | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1104 | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1115 | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1125 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1126 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1127 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1121 | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.112 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1113 | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.11 | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.109 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1081 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1078 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1069 | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.106 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1045 | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1027 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1014 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1006 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1004 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0987 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.097 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0944 | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0924 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0907 | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0891 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0885 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0877 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0874 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0906 | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0912 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0865 | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0861 | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1818 | 0.1419 | 0.2214 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1189 | 0.1115 | 0.1333 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1095 | 0.1087 | 0.1111 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1085 | 0.1058 | 0.1103 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1112 | 0.1076 | 0.1127 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1057 | 0.1006 | 0.11 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0926 | 0.0874 | 0.1004 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0886 | 0.0861 | 0.0912 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 167 Luxembourg 0.0864 compare
- 168 Montenegro 0.0864 compare
- 169 Saudi Arabia 0.0862 compare
- 171 Northern Mariana Islands 0.0859 compare
- 172 New Caledonia 0.0856 compare
- 173 Armenia 0.0854 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Belarus
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 5 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.21 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,395 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 -1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 35.34 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 35.3% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 8.51 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.08 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Belarus?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Belarus was 0.0861 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 Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2214 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0861 in 2023.
- How does Belarus rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Belarus ranks 170th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus 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.