Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Israel
Israel: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.0752 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0752
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
210th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.1618
in 1954
All-time low
0.073
in 2022
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Israel, 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 Israel stood at 0.0752.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Israel peaked at 0.1618 in 1954 and was at its lowest, 0.073, in 2022.
That places Israel 210th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Israel, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.1457 | — |
| 1951 | 0.1506 | +3.3% |
| 1952 | 0.1522 | +1.1% |
| 1953 | 0.1598 | +5.0% |
| 1954 | 0.1618 | +1.2% |
| 1955 | 0.1577 | -2.5% |
| 1956 | 0.1606 | +1.9% |
| 1957 | 0.1606 | -0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.152 | -5.4% |
| 1959 | 0.1446 | -4.9% |
| 1960 | 0.1466 | +1.4% |
| 1961 | 0.1355 | -7.5% |
| 1962 | 0.1401 | +3.4% |
| 1963 | 0.1346 | -4.0% |
| 1964 | 0.137 | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 0.1301 | -5.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1275 | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1262 | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.1237 | -2.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1228 | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.1199 | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.1154 | -3.7% |
| 1972 | 0.1177 | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1192 | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.118 | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1189 | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.115 | -3.2% |
| 1977 | 0.1121 | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.1133 | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1096 | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1042 | -4.9% |
| 1981 | 0.1062 | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.1016 | -4.3% |
| 1983 | 0.1032 | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.1026 | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0988 | -3.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0982 | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0972 | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0972 | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0965 | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.096 | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0954 | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0953 | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.093 | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0925 | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0899 | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0903 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0905 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.087 | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0876 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0867 | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0876 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0863 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0848 | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0833 | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0823 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0815 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0807 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0802 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0809 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0803 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0794 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.078 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0778 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.077 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0766 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.076 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0765 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0755 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0749 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0734 | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0747 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.073 | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0752 | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1545 | 0.1446 | 0.1618 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1324 | 0.1228 | 0.1466 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1159 | 0.1096 | 0.1199 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1006 | 0.0965 | 0.1062 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0917 | 0.087 | 0.096 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0834 | 0.0802 | 0.0876 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0772 | 0.0749 | 0.0803 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0741 | 0.073 | 0.0752 | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Israel
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 7 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 2.83 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,551 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 38.31 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 29.81 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 29.8% (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 Israel?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Israel was 0.0752 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 Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1618 in 1954.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.073 in 2022.
- How does Israel rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Israel ranks 210th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Israel 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.