Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Malawi
Malawi: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.1477 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1477
Change on year
down 3.2%
World rank
51st
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.5174
in 1950
All-time low
0.1477
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Malawi, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.1477 for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Malawi peaked at 0.5174 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1477, in 2023.
Malawi ranks 51st of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.5174 | — |
| 1951 | 0.5158 | -0.3% |
| 1952 | 0.5141 | -0.3% |
| 1953 | 0.5123 | -0.3% |
| 1954 | 0.5103 | -0.4% |
| 1955 | 0.5083 | -0.4% |
| 1956 | 0.5061 | -0.4% |
| 1957 | 0.5037 | -0.5% |
| 1958 | 0.5011 | -0.5% |
| 1959 | 0.4988 | -0.5% |
| 1960 | 0.4966 | -0.4% |
| 1961 | 0.4949 | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 0.4933 | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.4918 | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.4906 | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.4894 | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.4877 | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.4857 | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.4838 | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.481 | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.4772 | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.4724 | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.4666 | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.4596 | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.4514 | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.4422 | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.4322 | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.422 | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.4105 | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.4031 | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.395 | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.3901 | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.389 | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.3879 | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.3887 | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.3906 | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.3927 | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.395 | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.3963 | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.395 | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.3926 | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.3896 | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.3852 | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.3816 | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.3767 | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.3726 | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.3674 | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.3616 | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.3557 | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.347 | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.3358 | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 0.3241 | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3137 | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2994 | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2867 | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2746 | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2646 | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2567 | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2469 | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2388 | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2285 | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2185 | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 0.209 | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1995 | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1918 | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1853 | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1784 | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1728 | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.167 | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1636 | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1582 | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1567 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1525 | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1477 | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.5088 | 0.4988 | 0.5174 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4895 | 0.481 | 0.4966 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4437 | 0.4031 | 0.4772 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.392 | 0.3879 | 0.3963 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.373 | 0.347 | 0.3926 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2841 | 0.2388 | 0.3358 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1914 | 0.1636 | 0.2285 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1538 | 0.1477 | 0.1582 | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Malawi
- 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 3.65 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,857 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 -4.49 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 15.06 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 15.1% (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 Malawi?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Malawi was 0.1477 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 Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5174 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1477 in 2023.
- How does Malawi rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Malawi ranks 51st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi 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.