Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Serbia
Serbia: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.0916 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0916
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
144th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.2674
in 1950
All-time low
0.0909
in 2022
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Serbia, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 0.0916 for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Serbia peaked at 0.2674 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.0909, in 2022.
Serbia ranks 144th 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 Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.2674 | — |
| 1951 | 0.2613 | -2.3% |
| 1952 | 0.2441 | -6.6% |
| 1953 | 0.2226 | -8.8% |
| 1954 | 0.2144 | -3.7% |
| 1955 | 0.2091 | -2.5% |
| 1956 | 0.2046 | -2.1% |
| 1957 | 0.1938 | -5.3% |
| 1958 | 0.1874 | -3.3% |
| 1959 | 0.1801 | -3.9% |
| 1960 | 0.1765 | -2.0% |
| 1961 | 0.1703 | -3.5% |
| 1962 | 0.1639 | -3.8% |
| 1963 | 0.159 | -3.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1546 | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 0.148 | -4.3% |
| 1966 | 0.143 | -3.4% |
| 1967 | 0.1371 | -4.1% |
| 1968 | 0.1354 | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 0.1322 | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.1318 | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.1294 | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.1277 | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1243 | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.1222 | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.1199 | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.1176 | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.1163 | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1159 | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1154 | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.1144 | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.1137 | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.1135 | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.1132 | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1129 | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.1121 | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.111 | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.11 | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.109 | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.1083 | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.1075 | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.1073 | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1077 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.1079 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1073 | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1066 | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1058 | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1055 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1088 | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1251 | +14.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1036 | -17.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1024 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1015 | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0997 | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0983 | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0972 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0963 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0962 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0957 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0955 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0949 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0944 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.094 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0938 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0939 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0936 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0933 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0928 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0927 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0922 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0936 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0932 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0909 | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0916 | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2185 | 0.1801 | 0.2674 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.152 | 0.1322 | 0.1765 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1221 | 0.1154 | 0.1318 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1118 | 0.1083 | 0.1144 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.109 | 0.1055 | 0.1251 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0986 | 0.0955 | 0.1036 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0936 | 0.0922 | 0.0949 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0923 | 0.0909 | 0.0936 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 141 Georgia 0.0932 compare
- 142 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.0932 compare
- 143 Jordan 0.0916 compare
- 145 Guadeloupe 0.0914 compare
- 146 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0.0913 compare
- 147 Latvia 0.0904 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Serbia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 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 1.5 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 6,106 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 31.65 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 38.43 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 38.4% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Serbia?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Serbia was 0.0916 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2674 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0909 in 2022.
- How does Serbia rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Serbia ranks 144th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia 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.