Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Mauritius
Mauritius: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.1097 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1097
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
97th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.2867
in 1953
All-time low
0.1076
in 2009
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Mauritius, 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 Mauritius stood at 0.1097.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Mauritius peaked at 0.2867 in 1953 and was at its lowest, 0.1076, in 2009.
That places Mauritius 97th 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 Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.2769 | — |
| 1951 | 0.2707 | -2.2% |
| 1952 | 0.2763 | +2.1% |
| 1953 | 0.2867 | +3.8% |
| 1954 | 0.2804 | -2.2% |
| 1955 | 0.2624 | -6.4% |
| 1956 | 0.2459 | -6.3% |
| 1957 | 0.2422 | -1.5% |
| 1958 | 0.2388 | -1.4% |
| 1959 | 0.232 | -2.9% |
| 1960 | 0.2253 | -2.9% |
| 1961 | 0.2157 | -4.2% |
| 1962 | 0.2084 | -3.4% |
| 1963 | 0.2033 | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 0.2035 | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.2031 | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.2048 | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.2094 | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.2072 | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.2001 | -3.4% |
| 1970 | 0.1871 | -6.5% |
| 1971 | 0.1841 | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.1853 | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1839 | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.1737 | -5.5% |
| 1975 | 0.1639 | -5.7% |
| 1976 | 0.1602 | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1535 | -4.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1497 | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 0.1447 | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1443 | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1406 | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.1353 | -3.8% |
| 1983 | 0.1298 | -4.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1275 | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.127 | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.1272 | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1264 | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.1241 | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.1222 | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.1197 | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1193 | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1192 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1187 | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1178 | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1159 | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1154 | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1136 | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1137 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1133 | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1136 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1124 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1125 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1117 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1106 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1094 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1094 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1083 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.108 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1076 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1097 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1099 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1088 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1094 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1101 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1108 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1099 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1094 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1107 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1112 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1081 | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1111 | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.108 | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1097 | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2612 | 0.232 | 0.2867 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2081 | 0.2001 | 0.2253 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1686 | 0.1447 | 0.1871 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1304 | 0.1222 | 0.1443 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1167 | 0.1133 | 0.1197 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1103 | 0.1076 | 0.1136 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.11 | 0.1088 | 0.1112 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1092 | 0.108 | 0.1111 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 94 Honduras 0.1103 compare
- 95 Bhutan 0.1103 compare
- 96 Paraguay 0.1098 compare
- 98 Republic of Moldova 0.1087 compare
- 99 El Salvador 0.1087 compare
- 100 Trinidad and Tobago 0.1082 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Mauritius
- 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 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.24 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 11,643 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 25.91 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 21.14 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 21.1% (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 Mauritius?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Mauritius was 0.1097 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 Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2867 in 1953.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1076 in 2009.
- How does Mauritius rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Mauritius ranks 97th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius 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.