Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Martinique
Martinique: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.0816 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Martinique, 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 Martinique is 0.0816, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.7% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Martinique peaked at 0.2357 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.0816, in 2023.
Martinique ranks 188th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Martinique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.2357 | — |
| 1951 | 0.2345 | -0.5% |
| 1952 | 0.2304 | -1.7% |
| 1953 | 0.2208 | -4.2% |
| 1954 | 0.2151 | -2.6% |
| 1955 | 0.2125 | -1.2% |
| 1956 | 0.2056 | -3.3% |
| 1957 | 0.2014 | -2.0% |
| 1958 | 0.1993 | -1.1% |
| 1959 | 0.1941 | -2.6% |
| 1960 | 0.191 | -1.6% |
| 1961 | 0.186 | -2.7% |
| 1962 | 0.1843 | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.1807 | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.1767 | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 0.1714 | -3.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1685 | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 0.1651 | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.1603 | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 0.1573 | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 0.158 | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.1482 | -6.2% |
| 1972 | 0.1447 | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1411 | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.1377 | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.1341 | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 0.1309 | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.1278 | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1246 | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 0.1217 | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.119 | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.1163 | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.1138 | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.1113 | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1091 | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1071 | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.1053 | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1035 | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.1018 | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.1 | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0995 | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0969 | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0957 | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0948 | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0936 | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0926 | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0916 | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0908 | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.09 | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0892 | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0883 | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0882 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0874 | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0864 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0861 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0858 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0853 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0861 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0851 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.084 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.085 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0839 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0834 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0831 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0831 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0827 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0824 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0822 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0821 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0818 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0898 | +9.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0932 | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0895 | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0816 | -8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2149 | 0.1941 | 0.2357 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1741 | 0.1573 | 0.191 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1369 | 0.1217 | 0.158 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1087 | 0.1 | 0.119 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0935 | 0.0892 | 0.0995 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0863 | 0.084 | 0.0883 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.083 | 0.0818 | 0.085 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0885 | 0.0816 | 0.0932 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Martinique
- 185 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.0826 compare
- 186 Oman 0.0823 compare
- 187 Canada 0.0822 compare
- 189 Saint Martin (French part) 0.0808 compare
- 190 Taiwan, China 0.0807 compare
- 191 Estonia 0.0798 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Martinique
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.01 live births per woman (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0816 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1049 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Martinique?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Martinique was 0.0816 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 Martinique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2357 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Martinique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0816 in 2023.
- How does Martinique rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Martinique ranks 188th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in Martinique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Martinique 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.