Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.2403 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Central African Republic, 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 Central African Republic is 0.2403, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 55.5% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Central African Republic peaked at 0.595 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.2403, in 2023.
Central African Republic ranks 3rd of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.4705 | — |
| 1951 | 0.4668 | -0.8% |
| 1952 | 0.4631 | -0.8% |
| 1953 | 0.4593 | -0.8% |
| 1954 | 0.4555 | -0.8% |
| 1955 | 0.4517 | -0.8% |
| 1956 | 0.448 | -0.8% |
| 1957 | 0.4442 | -0.9% |
| 1958 | 0.4403 | -0.9% |
| 1959 | 0.4361 | -0.9% |
| 1960 | 0.4316 | -1.0% |
| 1961 | 0.4267 | -1.1% |
| 1962 | 0.4216 | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.4162 | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 0.4107 | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.405 | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.3992 | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 0.3933 | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 0.3873 | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 0.3814 | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 0.3755 | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.3699 | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.3646 | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.3594 | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.3545 | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.3498 | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.3453 | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.341 | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.337 | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.3334 | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.3301 | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.3272 | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.3248 | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.3228 | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.3214 | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.3205 | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.32 | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.32 | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.3202 | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.3209 | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.3217 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.3229 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.3247 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.3257 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.3273 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.3289 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.3302 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.3318 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.3322 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.3321 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3332 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.3313 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.3285 | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.3253 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3218 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3174 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3128 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.3081 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.3031 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.595 | +96.3% |
| 2010 | 0.315 | -47.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2964 | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 0.2883 | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2943 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3476 | +18.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2801 | -19.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2829 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3128 | +10.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2725 | -12.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4099 | +50.4% |
| 2020 | 0.275 | -32.9% |
| 2021 | 0.3362 | +22.3% |
| 2022 | 0.54 | +60.6% |
| 2023 | 0.2403 | -55.5% |
Central African Republic compared with similar countries
- Central African Republic's 0.2403 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.184, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Central African Republic's 0.2403 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1766, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Central African Republic changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +96.3% | 0.3031 | 0.595 |
| 2022 | +60.6% | 0.3362 | 0.54 |
| 2023 | -55.5% | 0.54 | 0.2403 |
| 2019 | +50.4% | 0.2725 | 0.4099 |
| 2010 | -47.1% | 0.595 | 0.315 |
| 2020 | -32.9% | 0.4099 | 0.275 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4536 | 0.4361 | 0.4705 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4073 | 0.3814 | 0.4316 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.353 | 0.3334 | 0.3755 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3228 | 0.32 | 0.3301 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3277 | 0.3217 | 0.3322 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3476 | 0.3031 | 0.595 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.31 | 0.2725 | 0.4099 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3479 | 0.2403 | 0.54 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Central African Republic
More poverty & inequality data for Central African Republic
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 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 6.01 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 878.1 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 5.8 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 7.19 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 7.2% (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 Central African Republic?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Central African Republic was 0.2403 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 Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.595 in 2009.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2403 in 2023.
- How does Central African Republic rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Central African Republic ranks 3rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central African Republic 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.