Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Lebanon
Lebanon: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.0963 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0963
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
132nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.3543
in 1976
All-time low
0.0915
in 2016
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Lebanon, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Lebanon is 0.0963, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Lebanon peaked at 0.3543 in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.0915, in 2016.
Lebanon ranks 132nd 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 Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.2217 | — |
| 1951 | 0.2176 | -1.8% |
| 1952 | 0.2135 | -1.9% |
| 1953 | 0.2095 | -1.9% |
| 1954 | 0.2055 | -1.9% |
| 1955 | 0.2069 | +0.7% |
| 1956 | 0.1997 | -3.5% |
| 1957 | 0.1942 | -2.7% |
| 1958 | 0.1924 | -1.0% |
| 1959 | 0.1873 | -2.6% |
| 1960 | 0.1841 | -1.7% |
| 1961 | 0.181 | -1.6% |
| 1962 | 0.1782 | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 0.1757 | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 0.1737 | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.1718 | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.1701 | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1687 | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.1676 | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.1666 | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.1657 | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.165 | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.1642 | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.1634 | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.1625 | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.1714 | +5.5% |
| 1976 | 0.3543 | +106.7% |
| 1977 | 0.1946 | -45.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1961 | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.198 | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1953 | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1926 | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.2728 | +41.7% |
| 1983 | 0.1679 | -38.5% |
| 1984 | 0.165 | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.1623 | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.1595 | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1755 | +10.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1727 | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.137 | -20.7% |
| 1990 | 0.1345 | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.1273 | -5.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1249 | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.122 | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1191 | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1168 | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.1151 | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1128 | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1111 | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1093 | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1073 | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.105 | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1029 | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.101 | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0993 | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0978 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0971 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0954 | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0946 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0936 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0929 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0923 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.092 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0919 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0918 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0915 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.092 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0924 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0929 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1018 | +9.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1039 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.095 | -8.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0963 | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2048 | 0.1873 | 0.2217 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1737 | 0.1666 | 0.1841 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1935 | 0.1625 | 0.3543 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1801 | 0.137 | 0.2728 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1193 | 0.1093 | 0.1345 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0994 | 0.0936 | 0.1073 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0922 | 0.0915 | 0.0929 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0992 | 0.095 | 0.1039 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 129 Türkiye 0.0998 compare
- 130 Azerbaijan 0.0966 compare
- 131 Cuba 0.0964 compare
- 133 Cayman Islands 0.0962 compare
- 134 Kazakhstan 0.0958 compare
- 135 United States of America 0.0958 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Lebanon
- 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 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.24 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,415 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 0.0331 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 5.78 (2021)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 5.8% (2021)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Lebanon?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Lebanon was 0.0963 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 Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3543 in 1976.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0915 in 2016.
- How does Lebanon rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Lebanon ranks 132nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lebanon 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.