Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Canada
Canada: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.0822 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0822
Change on year
down 4.3%
World rank
187th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.2701
in 1921
All-time low
0.0822
in 2023
Years of data
103
1921–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Canada, 1921–2023
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 Canada is 0.0822, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 103 years on record.
The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Canada peaked at 0.2701 in 1921 and was at its lowest, 0.0822, in 2023.
That places Canada 187th 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 Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1921 | 0.2701 | — |
| 1922 | 0.2674 | -1.0% |
| 1923 | 0.2649 | -0.9% |
| 1924 | 0.253 | -4.5% |
| 1925 | 0.2453 | -3.0% |
| 1926 | 0.254 | +3.5% |
| 1927 | 0.2506 | -1.3% |
| 1928 | 0.2459 | -1.9% |
| 1929 | 0.2517 | +2.4% |
| 1930 | 0.2463 | -2.1% |
| 1931 | 0.235 | -4.6% |
| 1932 | 0.2189 | -6.8% |
| 1933 | 0.2113 | -3.5% |
| 1934 | 0.2094 | -0.9% |
| 1935 | 0.21 | +0.3% |
| 1936 | 0.2078 | -1.0% |
| 1937 | 0.2201 | +5.9% |
| 1938 | 0.2012 | -8.6% |
| 1939 | 0.1926 | -4.3% |
| 1940 | 0.1897 | -1.5% |
| 1941 | 0.19 | +0.1% |
| 1942 | 0.1842 | -3.0% |
| 1943 | 0.1805 | -2.0% |
| 1944 | 0.1785 | -1.1% |
| 1945 | 0.1704 | -4.5% |
| 1946 | 0.1697 | -0.4% |
| 1947 | 0.1632 | -3.9% |
| 1948 | 0.1572 | -3.7% |
| 1949 | 0.1535 | -2.3% |
| 1950 | 0.1469 | -4.3% |
| 1951 | 0.1435 | -2.4% |
| 1952 | 0.144 | +0.4% |
| 1953 | 0.1389 | -3.6% |
| 1954 | 0.1342 | -3.4% |
| 1955 | 0.132 | -1.7% |
| 1956 | 0.1325 | +0.4% |
| 1957 | 0.1317 | -0.6% |
| 1958 | 0.127 | -3.6% |
| 1959 | 0.1247 | -1.8% |
| 1960 | 0.1229 | -1.5% |
| 1961 | 0.1214 | -1.2% |
| 1962 | 0.1224 | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.1204 | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 0.1192 | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1177 | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 0.1177 | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.1176 | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.1159 | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.1155 | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.1153 | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.1124 | -2.5% |
| 1972 | 0.1127 | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1111 | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.1105 | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.1103 | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1069 | -3.1% |
| 1977 | 0.1073 | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1059 | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1056 | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1038 | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1025 | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1005 | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0995 | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0983 | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0981 | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0971 | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.096 | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0951 | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0954 | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0941 | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0934 | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0931 | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0926 | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0922 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0917 | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0907 | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0895 | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0888 | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0883 | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0881 | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0876 | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0878 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0872 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0867 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0869 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0863 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0859 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.086 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0858 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0847 | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0844 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0848 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0844 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0842 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0844 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0853 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0845 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0845 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0834 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0849 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0842 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0859 | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0822 | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.2559 | 0.2453 | 0.2701 | 9 |
| 1930s | 0.2153 | 0.1926 | 0.2463 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1737 | 0.1535 | 0.19 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1355 | 0.1247 | 0.1469 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1191 | 0.1155 | 0.1229 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1098 | 0.1056 | 0.1153 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0986 | 0.0951 | 0.1038 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0915 | 0.0883 | 0.0941 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0868 | 0.0858 | 0.0881 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0844 | 0.0834 | 0.0853 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0843 | 0.0822 | 0.0859 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 184 Sri Lanka 0.0829 compare
- 185 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.0826 compare
- 186 Oman 0.0823 compare
- 188 Martinique 0.0816 compare
- 189 Saint Martin (French part) 0.0808 compare
- 190 Taiwan 0.0807 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Canada
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 7 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 1.35 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,695 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 -9.41 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 34.78 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 34.8% (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 Canada?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Canada was 0.0822 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 Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2701 in 1921.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0822 in 2023.
- How does Canada rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Canada ranks 187th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada 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.