Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Saint Helena
Saint Helena: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.0899 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0899
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
151st
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.1632
in 1950
All-time low
0.0891
in 2022
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Saint Helena, 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 Saint Helena stood at 0.0899.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Saint Helena peaked at 0.1632 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.0891, in 2022.
That places Saint Helena 151st 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 Saint Helena, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.1632 | — |
| 1951 | 0.1607 | -1.5% |
| 1952 | 0.1585 | -1.4% |
| 1953 | 0.1554 | -1.9% |
| 1954 | 0.1516 | -2.5% |
| 1955 | 0.1497 | -1.2% |
| 1956 | 0.1479 | -1.2% |
| 1957 | 0.1468 | -0.8% |
| 1958 | 0.1451 | -1.1% |
| 1959 | 0.1443 | -0.5% |
| 1960 | 0.1436 | -0.5% |
| 1961 | 0.1433 | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 0.1418 | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1408 | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.1395 | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.1375 | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.136 | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.1357 | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.1351 | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.1339 | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.1339 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1331 | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.1322 | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1312 | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.1307 | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.1293 | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1283 | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.1273 | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.1262 | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.1247 | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1238 | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.1224 | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1209 | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.12 | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.1192 | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.1181 | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.1173 | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1167 | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.1156 | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1146 | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.1135 | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1128 | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1106 | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1087 | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1082 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1027 | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1001 | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0994 | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0966 | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0944 | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0964 | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0947 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0965 | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0945 | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0905 | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0912 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0912 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0944 | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0947 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0942 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0908 | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0915 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0916 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.092 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.094 | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0959 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0954 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0923 | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0913 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0903 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0896 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0907 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0891 | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0899 | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1523 | 0.1443 | 0.1632 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1387 | 0.1339 | 0.1436 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1297 | 0.1247 | 0.1339 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1189 | 0.1146 | 0.1238 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1047 | 0.0944 | 0.1135 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0938 | 0.0905 | 0.0965 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0925 | 0.0903 | 0.0959 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0898 | 0.0891 | 0.0907 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saint Helena
- 148 Costa Rica 0.0904 compare
- 149 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0902 compare
- 150 Montserrat 0.0902 compare
- 152 Chile 0.0897 compare
- 153 Bulgaria 0.0893 compare
- 154 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.089 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Saint Helena
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.64 live births per woman (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0899 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1076 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Saint Helena?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Saint Helena was 0.0899 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 Saint Helena?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1632 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Saint Helena?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0891 in 2022.
- How does Saint Helena rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Saint Helena ranks 151st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in Saint Helena?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Helena 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.