Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Jamaica
Jamaica: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.1141 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1141
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
90th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.2618
in 1950
All-time low
0.1115
in 2012
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Jamaica, 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 Jamaica stood at 0.1141.
That represents a change of up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Jamaica peaked at 0.2618 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1115, in 2012.
That places Jamaica 90th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.2618 | — |
| 1951 | 0.2563 | -2.1% |
| 1952 | 0.2461 | -4.0% |
| 1953 | 0.2384 | -3.1% |
| 1954 | 0.2309 | -3.2% |
| 1955 | 0.2235 | -3.2% |
| 1956 | 0.2164 | -3.2% |
| 1957 | 0.2094 | -3.2% |
| 1958 | 0.2026 | -3.2% |
| 1959 | 0.1968 | -2.9% |
| 1960 | 0.1916 | -2.6% |
| 1961 | 0.187 | -2.4% |
| 1962 | 0.1832 | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 0.1796 | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.1761 | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.173 | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 0.1702 | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.167 | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 0.1654 | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1636 | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.1619 | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.1599 | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.1571 | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1538 | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1506 | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1477 | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.1451 | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.1431 | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1412 | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1399 | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1378 | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.1362 | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1347 | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1336 | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.1325 | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.1311 | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.1302 | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.128 | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.1269 | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.1248 | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.1234 | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.1226 | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1217 | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1213 | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1207 | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1201 | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1198 | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1193 | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1186 | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1178 | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1169 | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1167 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1155 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1143 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.114 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1137 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1136 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1131 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1129 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1122 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.112 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1116 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1115 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1116 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1119 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1121 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1124 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1128 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1136 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1141 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1138 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1171 | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1141 | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1141 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2282 | 0.1968 | 0.2618 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1757 | 0.1636 | 0.1916 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.15 | 0.1399 | 0.1619 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1316 | 0.1248 | 0.1378 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1205 | 0.1178 | 0.1234 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1143 | 0.1122 | 0.1169 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1124 | 0.1115 | 0.1141 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1148 | 0.1138 | 0.1171 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 87 Tajikistan 0.1154 compare
- 88 Peru 0.1145 compare
- 89 Dominica 0.1143 compare
- 91 Iraq 0.1138 compare
- 92 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.1135 compare
- 93 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 0.1119 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Jamaica
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 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 1.36 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,140 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 -1.89 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 27.77 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 27.8% (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 Jamaica?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Jamaica was 0.1141 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 Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2618 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1115 in 2012.
- How does Jamaica rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Jamaica ranks 90th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica 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.