Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Rwanda
Rwanda: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.1462 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1462
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
53rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.4801
in 1994
All-time low
0.1462
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Rwanda, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 0.1462 for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Rwanda peaked at 0.4801 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.1462, in 2023.
Rwanda ranks 53rd 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 Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.4083 | — |
| 1951 | 0.4053 | -0.7% |
| 1952 | 0.4025 | -0.7% |
| 1953 | 0.3995 | -0.7% |
| 1954 | 0.396 | -0.9% |
| 1955 | 0.3922 | -1.0% |
| 1956 | 0.3882 | -1.0% |
| 1957 | 0.3838 | -1.1% |
| 1958 | 0.379 | -1.2% |
| 1959 | 0.374 | -1.3% |
| 1960 | 0.369 | -1.3% |
| 1961 | 0.3645 | -1.2% |
| 1962 | 0.3607 | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.3863 | +7.1% |
| 1964 | 0.3568 | -7.6% |
| 1965 | 0.3563 | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.3572 | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.3585 | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.3606 | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.3635 | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.3673 | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 0.3715 | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.3761 | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.3812 | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.386 | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.3892 | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.3898 | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.3872 | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.3808 | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.3701 | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 0.358 | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 0.3442 | -3.9% |
| 1982 | 0.3315 | -3.7% |
| 1983 | 0.3206 | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 0.3121 | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 0.3059 | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.3022 | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.3012 | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.303 | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.3079 | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.3161 | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.3258 | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.3389 | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3524 | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4801 | +36.2% |
| 1995 | 0.3752 | -21.8% |
| 1996 | 0.3729 | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.3748 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.3643 | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.3508 | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.3342 | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 0.3164 | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3014 | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 0.28 | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2612 | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 0.245 | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2306 | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2188 | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2067 | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1967 | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1896 | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1826 | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1769 | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1722 | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1681 | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1647 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1618 | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1595 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1571 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1547 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1527 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1514 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1483 | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1462 | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3929 | 0.374 | 0.4083 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3633 | 0.3563 | 0.3863 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3799 | 0.3673 | 0.3898 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3187 | 0.3012 | 0.358 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3651 | 0.3161 | 0.4801 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2591 | 0.1967 | 0.3342 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1687 | 0.1547 | 0.1896 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1497 | 0.1462 | 0.1527 | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Rwanda
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.7 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,784 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 11.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 13.98 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 14.0% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -10.38 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.394 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Rwanda?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Rwanda was 0.1462 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 Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4801 in 1994.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1462 in 2023.
- How does Rwanda rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Rwanda ranks 53rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.