Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Pakistan
Pakistan: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.1502 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1502
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
46th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.5131
in 1950
All-time low
0.1502
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Pakistan, 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 Pakistan stood at 0.1502. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Pakistan peaked at 0.5131 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1502, in 2023.
Pakistan ranks 46th 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 Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.5131 | — |
| 1951 | 0.5005 | -2.5% |
| 1952 | 0.4893 | -2.2% |
| 1953 | 0.4772 | -2.5% |
| 1954 | 0.4668 | -2.2% |
| 1955 | 0.4571 | -2.1% |
| 1956 | 0.4472 | -2.2% |
| 1957 | 0.4378 | -2.1% |
| 1958 | 0.4286 | -2.1% |
| 1959 | 0.4201 | -2.0% |
| 1960 | 0.4121 | -1.9% |
| 1961 | 0.4036 | -2.1% |
| 1962 | 0.3949 | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.3865 | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.3752 | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.3695 | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 0.3569 | -3.4% |
| 1967 | 0.3474 | -2.7% |
| 1968 | 0.3389 | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.3315 | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 0.3249 | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.3405 | +4.8% |
| 1972 | 0.3145 | -7.6% |
| 1973 | 0.3106 | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.3072 | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.3014 | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.2968 | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.2914 | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.285 | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.2784 | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.2718 | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.2658 | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.2606 | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.257 | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.2546 | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.2533 | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.2519 | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.2503 | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.248 | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.2457 | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.2432 | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.2418 | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.2411 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.2402 | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2383 | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.2365 | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.2335 | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.2305 | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2259 | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2214 | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2172 | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.2134 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2098 | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2062 | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2025 | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2085 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1946 | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1911 | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1879 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1854 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.183 | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1802 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1777 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1752 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1726 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.17 | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1671 | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1645 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1619 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1594 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1582 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1579 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1525 | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1502 | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4638 | 0.4201 | 0.5131 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3716 | 0.3315 | 0.4121 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3051 | 0.2784 | 0.3405 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2559 | 0.2457 | 0.2718 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2352 | 0.2214 | 0.2432 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2017 | 0.1854 | 0.2172 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1712 | 0.1594 | 0.183 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1547 | 0.1502 | 0.1582 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 43 Ethiopia 0.1515 compare
- 44 Papua New Guinea 0.1505 compare
- 45 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.1505 compare
- 47 Zambia 0.1501 compare
- 48 Timor-Leste 0.1491 compare
- 49 Eritrea 0.1488 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Pakistan
- 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 3.6 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,634 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 4.94 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 12.36 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 12.4% (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 Pakistan?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Pakistan was 0.1502 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5131 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1502 in 2023.
- How does Pakistan rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Pakistan ranks 46th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.