Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.1515 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1515
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
43rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.4997
in 1957
All-time low
0.1515
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Ethiopia, 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 Ethiopia is 0.1515, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Ethiopia peaked at 0.4997 in 1957 and was at its lowest, 0.1515, in 2023.
That places Ethiopia 43rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.4622 | — |
| 1951 | 0.4586 | -0.8% |
| 1952 | 0.4546 | -0.9% |
| 1953 | 0.451 | -0.8% |
| 1954 | 0.4467 | -0.9% |
| 1955 | 0.4422 | -1.0% |
| 1956 | 0.437 | -1.2% |
| 1957 | 0.4997 | +14.3% |
| 1958 | 0.4946 | -1.0% |
| 1959 | 0.4215 | -14.8% |
| 1960 | 0.4163 | -1.2% |
| 1961 | 0.4113 | -1.2% |
| 1962 | 0.4083 | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.4038 | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.4004 | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.3981 | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.4208 | +5.7% |
| 1967 | 0.3925 | -6.7% |
| 1968 | 0.391 | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.3906 | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.3905 | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.3901 | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.4028 | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 0.402 | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.4238 | +5.4% |
| 1975 | 0.4241 | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.3957 | -6.7% |
| 1977 | 0.3948 | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.3939 | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.3862 | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.3826 | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.3799 | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.377 | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.4576 | +21.4% |
| 1984 | 0.4548 | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.4464 | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.4422 | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.366 | -17.2% |
| 1988 | 0.3674 | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.3654 | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.3674 | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.3582 | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.3537 | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.3488 | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.3445 | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.3402 | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.3349 | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.3295 | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.3233 | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.3203 | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.3131 | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.3076 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2999 | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2921 | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2826 | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.275 | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2645 | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2524 | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2412 | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2317 | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2229 | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2154 | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2079 | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2004 | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1933 | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1869 | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1812 | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1757 | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1712 | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1667 | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1614 | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1615 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1549 | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1515 | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4568 | 0.4215 | 0.4997 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4033 | 0.3906 | 0.4208 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4004 | 0.3862 | 0.4241 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4039 | 0.3654 | 0.4576 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3421 | 0.3203 | 0.3674 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.276 | 0.2317 | 0.3131 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1922 | 0.1667 | 0.2229 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1573 | 0.1515 | 0.1615 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More poverty & inequality data for Ethiopia
- 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 3.99 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,632 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -0.9299 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via -50 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.497 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 10.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Ethiopia?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Ethiopia was 0.1515 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4997 in 1957.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1515 in 2023.
- How does Ethiopia rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Ethiopia ranks 43rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.