Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Italy
Italy: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.0692 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.0692
Change on year
down 8.2%
World rank
232nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.5599
in 1872
All-time low
0.0692
in 2023
Years of data
152
1872–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Italy, 1872–2023
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 Italy stood at 0.0692. That is the lowest value across all 152 years on record.
The figure is down 8.2% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Italy peaked at 0.5599 in 1872 and was at its lowest, 0.0692, in 2023.
Italy ranks 232nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1872 | 0.5599 | — |
| 1873 | 0.5328 | -4.8% |
| 1874 | 0.529 | -0.7% |
| 1875 | 0.5355 | +1.2% |
| 1876 | 0.5147 | -3.9% |
| 1877 | 0.4987 | -3.1% |
| 1878 | 0.503 | +0.9% |
| 1879 | 0.5079 | +1.0% |
| 1880 | 0.5162 | +1.6% |
| 1881 | 0.513 | -0.6% |
| 1882 | 0.5142 | +0.2% |
| 1883 | 0.5042 | -2.0% |
| 1884 | 0.4866 | -3.5% |
| 1885 | 0.4878 | +0.3% |
| 1886 | 0.5022 | +2.9% |
| 1887 | 0.4956 | -1.3% |
| 1888 | 0.482 | -2.7% |
| 1889 | 0.4625 | -4.0% |
| 1890 | 0.4633 | +0.2% |
| 1891 | 0.4654 | +0.5% |
| 1892 | 0.4553 | -2.2% |
| 1893 | 0.4466 | -1.9% |
| 1894 | 0.4469 | +0.1% |
| 1895 | 0.4507 | +0.8% |
| 1896 | 0.4405 | -2.3% |
| 1897 | 0.4184 | -5.0% |
| 1898 | 0.4232 | +1.1% |
| 1899 | 0.4089 | -3.4% |
| 1900 | 0.4243 | +3.8% |
| 1901 | 0.4072 | -4.0% |
| 1902 | 0.4199 | +3.1% |
| 1903 | 0.4122 | -1.8% |
| 1904 | 0.4044 | -1.9% |
| 1905 | 0.4043 | -0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.3965 | -1.9% |
| 1907 | 0.3882 | -2.1% |
| 1908 | 0.4109 | +5.9% |
| 1909 | 0.3909 | -4.9% |
| 1910 | 0.3759 | -3.8% |
| 1911 | 0.3924 | +4.4% |
| 1912 | 0.3537 | -9.9% |
| 1913 | 0.3583 | +1.3% |
| 1914 | 0.3409 | -4.9% |
| 1915 | 0.374 | +9.7% |
| 1916 | 0.3832 | +2.5% |
| 1917 | 0.3692 | -3.7% |
| 1918 | 0.5451 | +47.7% |
| 1919 | 0.3979 | -27.0% |
| 1920 | 0.3835 | -3.6% |
| 1921 | 0.3478 | -9.3% |
| 1922 | 0.3305 | -5.0% |
| 1923 | 0.3264 | -1.2% |
| 1924 | 0.3211 | -1.6% |
| 1925 | 0.3222 | +0.4% |
| 1926 | 0.3269 | +1.4% |
| 1927 | 0.3123 | -4.5% |
| 1928 | 0.309 | -1.1% |
| 1929 | 0.3068 | -0.7% |
| 1930 | 0.2887 | -5.9% |
| 1931 | 0.2856 | -1.0% |
| 1932 | 0.2843 | -0.5% |
| 1933 | 0.2716 | -4.5% |
| 1934 | 0.2673 | -1.6% |
| 1935 | 0.2688 | +0.6% |
| 1936 | 0.2612 | -2.8% |
| 1937 | 0.2775 | +6.2% |
| 1938 | 0.2688 | -3.1% |
| 1939 | 0.2521 | -6.2% |
| 1940 | 0.2499 | -0.8% |
| 1941 | 0.2589 | +3.6% |
| 1942 | 0.267 | +3.1% |
| 1943 | 0.2803 | +5.0% |
| 1944 | 0.2642 | -5.8% |
| 1945 | 0.2592 | -1.9% |
| 1946 | 0.2484 | -4.2% |
| 1947 | 0.2197 | -11.6% |
| 1948 | 0.1992 | -9.3% |
| 1949 | 0.1916 | -3.8% |
| 1950 | 0.177 | -7.6% |
| 1951 | 0.1749 | -1.1% |
| 1952 | 0.169 | -3.4% |
| 1953 | 0.1608 | -4.8% |
| 1954 | 0.154 | -4.2% |
| 1955 | 0.1494 | -3.0% |
| 1956 | 0.1445 | -3.3% |
| 1957 | 0.1487 | +2.9% |
| 1958 | 0.1438 | -3.3% |
| 1959 | 0.1421 | -1.2% |
| 1960 | 0.1377 | -3.1% |
| 1961 | 0.1343 | -2.5% |
| 1962 | 0.1342 | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1329 | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1282 | -3.5% |
| 1965 | 0.1246 | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 0.123 | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 0.1212 | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 0.1195 | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.1206 | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.117 | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1152 | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.1138 | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.1111 | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.1072 | -3.5% |
| 1975 | 0.1047 | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.1031 | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.1005 | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0996 | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0981 | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0977 | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0959 | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0949 | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0932 | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0924 | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0911 | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0905 | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0906 | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0895 | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0889 | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0877 | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0884 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.088 | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0874 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0863 | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0858 | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0863 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0839 | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0831 | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0815 | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0811 | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0807 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0798 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0778 | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0779 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0763 | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0759 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0755 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0746 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0748 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0737 | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0737 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.073 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0727 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0725 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.072 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0722 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0721 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0716 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0708 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0709 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0738 | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0754 | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0692 | -8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.5227 | 0.4987 | 0.5599 | 8 |
| 1880s | 0.4964 | 0.4625 | 0.5162 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.4419 | 0.4089 | 0.4654 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.4059 | 0.3882 | 0.4243 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3891 | 0.3409 | 0.5451 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.3287 | 0.3068 | 0.3835 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.2726 | 0.2521 | 0.2887 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.2438 | 0.1916 | 0.2803 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1564 | 0.1421 | 0.177 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1276 | 0.1195 | 0.1377 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.107 | 0.0981 | 0.117 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0925 | 0.0889 | 0.0977 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0858 | 0.0815 | 0.0884 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0774 | 0.0746 | 0.0811 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0724 | 0.0708 | 0.0737 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0723 | 0.0692 | 0.0754 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 229 Monaco 0.0694 compare
- 230 Spain 0.0694 compare
- 231 Switzerland 0.0694 compare
- 233 Republic of Korea 0.0683 compare
- 234 San Marino 0.0667 compare
- 235 United Arab Emirates 0.0656 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Italy
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 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 1.2 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,059 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 6.51 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 41.99 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 42.0% (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 Italy?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Italy was 0.0692 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5599 in 1872.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0692 in 2023.
- How does Italy rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Italy ranks 232nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Italy 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.