Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Dominica
Dominica: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.1143 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1143
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
89th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.3774
in 1950
All-time low
0.1122
in 2008
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Dominica, 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 Dominica stood at 0.1143.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Dominica peaked at 0.3774 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1122, in 2008.
That places Dominica 89th 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 Dominica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.3774 | — |
| 1951 | 0.3586 | -5.0% |
| 1952 | 0.3398 | -5.2% |
| 1953 | 0.3214 | -5.4% |
| 1954 | 0.3044 | -5.3% |
| 1955 | 0.2884 | -5.3% |
| 1956 | 0.2739 | -5.0% |
| 1957 | 0.2613 | -4.6% |
| 1958 | 0.2501 | -4.3% |
| 1959 | 0.2394 | -4.3% |
| 1960 | 0.2302 | -3.9% |
| 1961 | 0.2206 | -4.2% |
| 1962 | 0.2107 | -4.5% |
| 1963 | 0.2016 | -4.3% |
| 1964 | 0.1934 | -4.1% |
| 1965 | 0.1861 | -3.8% |
| 1966 | 0.1799 | -3.3% |
| 1967 | 0.1753 | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 0.1711 | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.1671 | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.1621 | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1566 | -3.4% |
| 1972 | 0.1499 | -4.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1441 | -3.9% |
| 1974 | 0.1395 | -3.2% |
| 1975 | 0.1359 | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 0.1333 | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.1314 | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1293 | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.1431 | +10.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1251 | -12.6% |
| 1981 | 0.123 | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.1217 | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1199 | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.1197 | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.1173 | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1166 | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.117 | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.1188 | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1208 | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.1225 | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1238 | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1234 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1223 | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1212 | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1212 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1195 | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1188 | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.118 | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.117 | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1157 | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1147 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.114 | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1137 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1132 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1128 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1126 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1133 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1122 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1125 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1135 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1146 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1158 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.117 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1175 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1319 | +12.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1165 | -11.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1465 | +25.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1146 | -21.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1142 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1137 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.122 | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 0.114 | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1143 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3015 | 0.2394 | 0.3774 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1936 | 0.1671 | 0.2302 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1425 | 0.1293 | 0.1621 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.12 | 0.1166 | 0.1251 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1208 | 0.117 | 0.1238 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1135 | 0.1122 | 0.1157 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1202 | 0.1135 | 0.1465 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.116 | 0.1137 | 0.122 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 86 Syrian Arab Republic 0.117 compare
- 87 Tajikistan 0.1154 compare
- 88 Peru 0.1145 compare
- 90 Jamaica 0.1141 compare
- 91 Iraq 0.1138 compare
- 92 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.1135 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Dominica
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.48 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,682 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 0.6943 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 22.26 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 22.3% (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 -4.22 % change on previous year (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 23.7% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1143 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Dominica?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Dominica was 0.1143 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 Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3774 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1122 in 2008.
- How does Dominica rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Dominica ranks 89th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominica 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.