Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Guernsey
Guernsey: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.0763 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Guernsey, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Guernsey recorded 0.0763 for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Guernsey peaked at 0.1141 in 1955 and was at its lowest, 0.0759, in 2020.
Guernsey ranks 201st 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 Guernsey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.1118 | — |
| 1951 | 0.1097 | -1.9% |
| 1952 | 0.111 | +1.1% |
| 1953 | 0.1057 | -4.7% |
| 1954 | 0.1064 | +0.6% |
| 1955 | 0.1141 | +7.3% |
| 1956 | 0.0949 | -16.8% |
| 1957 | 0.1023 | +7.8% |
| 1958 | 0.1043 | +2.0% |
| 1959 | 0.098 | -6.0% |
| 1960 | 0.1005 | +2.6% |
| 1961 | 0.1057 | +5.1% |
| 1962 | 0.1014 | -4.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0929 | -8.4% |
| 1964 | 0.106 | +14.1% |
| 1965 | 0.1133 | +6.9% |
| 1966 | 0.1072 | -5.4% |
| 1967 | 0.1049 | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 0.1057 | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.1076 | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 0.108 | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.1044 | -3.3% |
| 1972 | 0.1067 | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0993 | -6.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0987 | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.1004 | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.1013 | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0995 | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.1008 | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1006 | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0989 | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0967 | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1125 | +16.3% |
| 1983 | 0.095 | -15.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0948 | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0927 | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0969 | +4.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0943 | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0912 | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0908 | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0968 | +6.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0902 | -6.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0895 | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0931 | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0951 | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0896 | -5.8% |
| 1996 | 0.092 | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0885 | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0868 | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0871 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0871 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0867 | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0864 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0865 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0844 | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0837 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0824 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0821 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0815 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0804 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0796 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0788 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0799 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0785 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.078 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0788 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0793 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0793 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0775 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0767 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0759 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.08 | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0768 | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0763 | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1058 | 0.0949 | 0.1141 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1045 | 0.0929 | 0.1133 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.102 | 0.0987 | 0.108 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0964 | 0.0908 | 0.1125 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0909 | 0.0868 | 0.0968 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0841 | 0.0804 | 0.0871 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0786 | 0.0767 | 0.0799 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0773 | 0.0759 | 0.08 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guernsey
More poverty & inequality data for Guernsey
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.36 live births per woman (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0763 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.0835 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Guernsey?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Guernsey was 0.0763 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 Guernsey?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1141 in 1955.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Guernsey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0759 in 2020.
- How does Guernsey rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Guernsey ranks 201st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in Guernsey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guernsey 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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About this data
Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.