Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in India
India: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.1281 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1281
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
66th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.4423
in 1950
All-time low
0.1281
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in India, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
India recorded 0.1281 for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in India peaked at 0.4423 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1281, in 2023.
India ranks 66th of 236 countries on this measure, 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 India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.4423 | — |
| 1951 | 0.4373 | -1.1% |
| 1952 | 0.4316 | -1.3% |
| 1953 | 0.4276 | -0.9% |
| 1954 | 0.4191 | -2.0% |
| 1955 | 0.414 | -1.2% |
| 1956 | 0.4098 | -1.0% |
| 1957 | 0.4068 | -0.7% |
| 1958 | 0.4031 | -0.9% |
| 1959 | 0.3985 | -1.2% |
| 1960 | 0.3948 | -0.9% |
| 1961 | 0.3923 | -0.7% |
| 1962 | 0.3888 | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.3852 | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.3819 | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.3927 | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 0.389 | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.3855 | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.3681 | -4.5% |
| 1969 | 0.3644 | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 0.361 | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.358 | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.3553 | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.3517 | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.3464 | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.342 | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.337 | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.332 | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.3258 | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.3194 | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.313 | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.3064 | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.3001 | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.2939 | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.288 | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.2824 | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.277 | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.272 | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.2673 | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.2627 | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.2584 | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.2543 | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.2502 | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.2465 | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.2423 | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.2384 | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.2343 | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.2301 | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.2259 | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.2215 | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.2166 | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2122 | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2069 | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2019 | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1972 | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1918 | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1868 | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.182 | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1774 | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1731 | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1691 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1652 | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1616 | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1582 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1547 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1514 | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1482 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1452 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1422 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1393 | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.136 | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1377 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1308 | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1281 | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.419 | 0.3985 | 0.4423 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3843 | 0.3644 | 0.3948 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3429 | 0.3194 | 0.361 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2863 | 0.2627 | 0.313 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2402 | 0.2215 | 0.2584 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1946 | 0.1731 | 0.2166 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1535 | 0.1393 | 0.1691 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1332 | 0.1281 | 0.1377 | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
More poverty & inequality data for India
- 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 1.98 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,632 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 0.8468 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 17.32 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 17.3% (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 India?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in India was 0.1281 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4423 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1281 in 2023.
- How does India rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- India ranks 66th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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.