Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Philippines
Philippines: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.1239 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1239
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
72nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.2866
in 1950
All-time low
0.1212
in 2017
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Philippines, 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 Philippines is 0.1239, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Philippines peaked at 0.2866 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1212, in 2017.
Philippines ranks 72nd 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 Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.2866 | — |
| 1951 | 0.2814 | -1.8% |
| 1952 | 0.2747 | -2.4% |
| 1953 | 0.2669 | -2.8% |
| 1954 | 0.2605 | -2.4% |
| 1955 | 0.255 | -2.1% |
| 1956 | 0.2478 | -2.8% |
| 1957 | 0.2414 | -2.6% |
| 1958 | 0.2356 | -2.4% |
| 1959 | 0.2305 | -2.1% |
| 1960 | 0.225 | -2.4% |
| 1961 | 0.2212 | -1.7% |
| 1962 | 0.2175 | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.2147 | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 0.2126 | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.209 | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.2061 | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 0.2035 | -1.3% |
| 1968 | 0.2018 | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.2002 | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.2018 | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.1987 | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.1994 | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.2 | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1992 | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.1981 | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1991 | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.1932 | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1913 | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1888 | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1867 | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1856 | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.1829 | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.181 | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1805 | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.1774 | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.1752 | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.1717 | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1684 | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.1646 | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1619 | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.1607 | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.155 | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1519 | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1494 | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1471 | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1437 | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1416 | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.14 | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1376 | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.136 | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1364 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1343 | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1339 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1314 | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1295 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1334 | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1312 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1307 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1306 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1296 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1289 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1279 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1281 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1273 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1269 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1256 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1212 | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1252 | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1258 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1248 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.127 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1249 | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1239 | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.258 | 0.2305 | 0.2866 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2111 | 0.2002 | 0.225 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.197 | 0.1888 | 0.2018 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1774 | 0.1646 | 0.1867 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1489 | 0.1376 | 0.1619 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1327 | 0.1295 | 0.1364 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1266 | 0.1212 | 0.1296 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1251 | 0.1239 | 0.127 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 69 Bangladesh 0.1263 compare
- 70 Niue 0.1257 compare
- 71 Dominican Republic 0.1256 compare
- 73 Turkmenistan 0.1236 compare
- 74 Indonesia 0.1229 compare
- 75 Suriname 0.1227 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Philippines
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 3 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 1.92 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,869 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 1.25 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 14.1 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 14.1% (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 Philippines?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Philippines was 0.1239 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 Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2866 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1212 in 2017.
- How does Philippines rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Philippines ranks 72nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Philippines 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.