Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Malta
Malta: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.0867 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0867
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
163rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.1728
in 1950
All-time low
0.0811
in 2020
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Malta, 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 Malta is 0.0867, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Malta peaked at 0.1728 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.0811, in 2020.
Malta ranks 163rd 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 Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.1728 | — |
| 1951 | 0.1687 | -2.4% |
| 1952 | 0.1698 | +0.7% |
| 1953 | 0.164 | -3.4% |
| 1954 | 0.1595 | -2.8% |
| 1955 | 0.1444 | -9.5% |
| 1956 | 0.1396 | -3.3% |
| 1957 | 0.1308 | -6.3% |
| 1958 | 0.1257 | -3.9% |
| 1959 | 0.122 | -2.9% |
| 1960 | 0.1224 | +0.3% |
| 1961 | 0.12 | -2.0% |
| 1962 | 0.1199 | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1194 | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.118 | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 0.1153 | -2.3% |
| 1966 | 0.1147 | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.1114 | -2.9% |
| 1968 | 0.1091 | -2.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1077 | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.1067 | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1052 | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.1048 | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1043 | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.1012 | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 0.098 | -3.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0972 | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0951 | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0939 | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0936 | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0948 | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.094 | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.094 | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0923 | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0918 | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0892 | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0884 | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.087 | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0865 | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.086 | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0869 | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0859 | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0853 | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0842 | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0853 | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0843 | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0916 | +8.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0878 | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0853 | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0879 | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0853 | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0819 | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0831 | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0838 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0834 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0844 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0823 | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.088 | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0846 | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0848 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0838 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0866 | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0853 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0813 | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0841 | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0845 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.087 | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0871 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0861 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0884 | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0811 | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0841 | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.088 | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0867 | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1497 | 0.122 | 0.1728 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1158 | 0.1077 | 0.1224 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1 | 0.0936 | 0.1067 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0904 | 0.086 | 0.0948 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0865 | 0.0842 | 0.0916 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0841 | 0.0819 | 0.088 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0854 | 0.0813 | 0.0884 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.085 | 0.0811 | 0.088 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More poverty & inequality data for Malta
- 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 1.1 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,880 kg per hectare (2017)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2017)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2017)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 32.81 (2009)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 32.8% (2009)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2009)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Malta?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Malta was 0.0867 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 Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1728 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0811 in 2020.
- How does Malta rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Malta ranks 163rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta 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.