Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Croatia
Croatia: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.0777 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0777
Change on year
down 5.2%
World rank
196th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.244
in 1950
All-time low
0.0777
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Croatia, 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 Croatia stood at 0.0777. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Croatia peaked at 0.244 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.0777, in 2023.
That places Croatia 196th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.244 | — |
| 1951 | 0.2378 | -2.5% |
| 1952 | 0.2303 | -3.1% |
| 1953 | 0.2122 | -7.9% |
| 1954 | 0.2039 | -3.9% |
| 1955 | 0.1937 | -5.0% |
| 1956 | 0.1891 | -2.4% |
| 1957 | 0.1798 | -4.9% |
| 1958 | 0.1731 | -3.8% |
| 1959 | 0.1665 | -3.8% |
| 1960 | 0.1622 | -2.5% |
| 1961 | 0.1544 | -4.8% |
| 1962 | 0.1478 | -4.3% |
| 1963 | 0.1427 | -3.5% |
| 1964 | 0.1396 | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 0.1356 | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 0.1323 | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.1292 | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.1282 | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.1266 | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.1237 | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 0.1211 | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.1187 | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.1175 | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1152 | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1137 | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1125 | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.1124 | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1121 | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1121 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1111 | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.1103 | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.1104 | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1092 | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1073 | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.1041 | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1026 | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1012 | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0997 | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0979 | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0981 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.1028 | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0986 | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0962 | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.094 | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0943 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0923 | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0912 | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0901 | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0888 | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0891 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0887 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0889 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0904 | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0878 | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.087 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.086 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0854 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0849 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0842 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0838 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0827 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.082 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0815 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0815 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0809 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0805 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0801 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0791 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0799 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0815 | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0867 | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 0.082 | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0777 | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.203 | 0.1665 | 0.244 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1398 | 0.1266 | 0.1622 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1159 | 0.1121 | 0.1237 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1054 | 0.0979 | 0.1111 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0946 | 0.0888 | 0.1028 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0872 | 0.0842 | 0.0904 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0812 | 0.0791 | 0.0838 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.082 | 0.0777 | 0.0867 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
More poverty & inequality data for Croatia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 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 1.47 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,914 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 1.56 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 38.01 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 38.0% (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 Croatia?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Croatia was 0.0777 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 Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.244 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0777 in 2023.
- How does Croatia rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Croatia ranks 196th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Croatia 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.