Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Estonia
Estonia: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.0798 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0798
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
191st
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.1492
in 1950
All-time low
0.0798
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Estonia, 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 Estonia stood at 0.0798. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Estonia peaked at 0.1492 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.0798, in 2023.
Estonia ranks 191st of 236 countries on this measure, 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 Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.1492 | — |
| 1951 | 0.1459 | -2.2% |
| 1952 | 0.1428 | -2.1% |
| 1953 | 0.14 | -2.0% |
| 1954 | 0.1372 | -2.0% |
| 1955 | 0.1345 | -1.9% |
| 1956 | 0.1322 | -1.7% |
| 1957 | 0.13 | -1.7% |
| 1958 | 0.1307 | +0.6% |
| 1959 | 0.1329 | +1.7% |
| 1960 | 0.1261 | -5.2% |
| 1961 | 0.1208 | -4.2% |
| 1962 | 0.1186 | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.1213 | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 0.1203 | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.1124 | -6.5% |
| 1966 | 0.1117 | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.1112 | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.1139 | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.1092 | -4.1% |
| 1970 | 0.1097 | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.1102 | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.1106 | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1114 | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.1113 | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1093 | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.11 | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.1119 | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.1089 | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.1133 | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1136 | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.1158 | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1121 | -3.2% |
| 1983 | 0.1107 | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.1114 | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.1089 | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1086 | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.1076 | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1071 | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1112 | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1084 | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1082 | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1114 | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1147 | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1245 | +8.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1163 | -6.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1079 | -7.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1078 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1091 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1084 | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1069 | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1075 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1004 | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1007 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0977 | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0979 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0957 | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0962 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0928 | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0895 | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0871 | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0873 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0876 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0861 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.086 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0851 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0863 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0819 | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0814 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0818 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0828 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0871 | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0835 | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0798 | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1376 | 0.13 | 0.1492 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1165 | 0.1092 | 0.1261 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1107 | 0.1089 | 0.1133 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1107 | 0.1071 | 0.1158 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1117 | 0.1078 | 0.1245 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0985 | 0.0895 | 0.1075 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0851 | 0.0814 | 0.0876 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0833 | 0.0798 | 0.0871 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 188 Martinique 0.0816 compare
- 189 Saint Martin (French part) 0.0808 compare
- 190 Taiwan, China 0.0807 compare
- 192 New Zealand 0.0796 compare
- 193 Anguilla 0.0793 compare
- 194 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.0788 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Estonia
- 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 1.35 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,410 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 -19.29 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 33.51 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 33.5% (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 Estonia?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Estonia was 0.0798 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 Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1492 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0798 in 2023.
- How does Estonia rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Estonia ranks 191st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia 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.