Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.0712 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0712
Change on year
down 10.0%
World rank
224th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.2428
in 1950
All-time low
0.0712
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Hong Kong, China, 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 Hong Kong, China stood at 0.0712. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.0% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Hong Kong, China peaked at 0.2428 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.0712, in 2023.
Hong Kong, China ranks 224th 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 Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.2428 | — |
| 1951 | 0.2337 | -3.8% |
| 1952 | 0.2234 | -4.4% |
| 1953 | 0.2129 | -4.7% |
| 1954 | 0.2023 | -5.0% |
| 1955 | 0.1936 | -4.3% |
| 1956 | 0.186 | -3.9% |
| 1957 | 0.1795 | -3.5% |
| 1958 | 0.1733 | -3.5% |
| 1959 | 0.1673 | -3.4% |
| 1960 | 0.1611 | -3.7% |
| 1961 | 0.1549 | -3.9% |
| 1962 | 0.1514 | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.1449 | -4.3% |
| 1964 | 0.1408 | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 0.136 | -3.5% |
| 1966 | 0.1336 | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.1292 | -3.3% |
| 1968 | 0.1264 | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.1235 | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.1216 | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.1206 | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.1197 | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.1159 | -3.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1136 | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1114 | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.1098 | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.1074 | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1054 | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.1033 | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1014 | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0996 | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0977 | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0957 | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0937 | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0934 | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0931 | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.093 | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0915 | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0909 | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0901 | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0896 | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0887 | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0884 | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0879 | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.087 | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0854 | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0844 | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.083 | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0825 | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0821 | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0815 | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0806 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0808 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0786 | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0778 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0772 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0767 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.076 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0755 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0749 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0746 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0741 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.074 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0738 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0741 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0743 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0747 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0752 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0753 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0776 | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0779 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0791 | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0712 | -10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2015 | 0.1673 | 0.2428 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1402 | 0.1235 | 0.1611 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1129 | 0.1033 | 0.1216 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.095 | 0.0909 | 0.1014 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0867 | 0.0825 | 0.0901 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0787 | 0.0755 | 0.0821 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0745 | 0.0738 | 0.0753 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0765 | 0.0712 | 0.0791 | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Hong Kong, China
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 0.717 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,059 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 0.4684 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 13.26 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 13.3% (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 -10.48 % change on previous year (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 12.3% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0712 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Hong Kong, China?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Hong Kong, China was 0.0712 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 Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2428 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0712 in 2023.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 224th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hong Kong, China 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.