Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Malaysia
Malaysia: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.1011 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1011
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
123rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.3098
in 1950
All-time low
0.1006
in 2016
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Malaysia, 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 Malaysia stood at 0.1011.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Malaysia peaked at 0.3098 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1006, in 2016.
That places Malaysia 123rd 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 Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.3098 | — |
| 1951 | 0.2996 | -3.3% |
| 1952 | 0.2904 | -3.1% |
| 1953 | 0.2816 | -3.0% |
| 1954 | 0.2734 | -2.9% |
| 1955 | 0.2654 | -2.9% |
| 1956 | 0.257 | -3.2% |
| 1957 | 0.2483 | -3.4% |
| 1958 | 0.2391 | -3.7% |
| 1959 | 0.2307 | -3.5% |
| 1960 | 0.2225 | -3.5% |
| 1961 | 0.2147 | -3.5% |
| 1962 | 0.2072 | -3.5% |
| 1963 | 0.2001 | -3.4% |
| 1964 | 0.1939 | -3.1% |
| 1965 | 0.1879 | -3.1% |
| 1966 | 0.1833 | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.1791 | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.1751 | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 0.1711 | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.168 | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 0.1644 | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.1609 | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1574 | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 0.1539 | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.1505 | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.146 | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1418 | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.138 | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.1355 | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.1337 | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.1318 | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.1299 | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1276 | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.125 | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1225 | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1203 | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1186 | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.1173 | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1159 | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1146 | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1135 | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.1122 | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.111 | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1089 | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1078 | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1075 | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1066 | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1059 | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.105 | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.104 | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1031 | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1027 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1024 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1025 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1025 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.103 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1039 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1037 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1032 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1026 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1024 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1021 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1015 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1009 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1006 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1006 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1007 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1008 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1009 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1007 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1016 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1009 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1011 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2695 | 0.2307 | 0.3098 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1935 | 0.1711 | 0.2225 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1517 | 0.1355 | 0.168 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1243 | 0.1159 | 0.1337 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1093 | 0.105 | 0.1146 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1031 | 0.1024 | 0.104 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1013 | 0.1006 | 0.1026 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1011 | 0.1007 | 0.1016 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More poverty & inequality data for Malaysia
- 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 1.55 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,524 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 -1.48 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 12.57 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 12.6% (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 Malaysia?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Malaysia was 0.1011 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 Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3098 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1006 in 2016.
- How does Malaysia rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Malaysia ranks 123rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia 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.