Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.1072 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1072
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
103rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.2544
in 1950
All-time low
0.1072
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Saint Kitts and Nevis, 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 Saint Kitts and Nevis is 0.1072, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Saint Kitts and Nevis peaked at 0.2544 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1072, in 2023.
Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 103rd 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 Saint Kitts and Nevis, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.2544 | — |
| 1951 | 0.2519 | -1.0% |
| 1952 | 0.2494 | -1.0% |
| 1953 | 0.2475 | -0.8% |
| 1954 | 0.2471 | -0.2% |
| 1955 | 0.2478 | +0.3% |
| 1956 | 0.2493 | +0.6% |
| 1957 | 0.2506 | +0.5% |
| 1958 | 0.2511 | +0.2% |
| 1959 | 0.2499 | -0.5% |
| 1960 | 0.2469 | -1.2% |
| 1961 | 0.2416 | -2.2% |
| 1962 | 0.2357 | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 0.229 | -2.9% |
| 1964 | 0.2221 | -3.0% |
| 1965 | 0.2157 | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 0.2102 | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 0.2058 | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 0.2028 | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 0.1997 | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 0.1962 | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 0.1916 | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 0.1869 | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.1821 | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 0.1782 | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1751 | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.1723 | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.17 | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1699 | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.1683 | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1666 | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.165 | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.163 | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.1606 | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.158 | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.1567 | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.157 | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.1585 | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1603 | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.161 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1585 | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1548 | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1503 | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.1465 | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1448 | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1438 | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1428 | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1408 | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1413 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1332 | -5.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1285 | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 0.124 | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1208 | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1179 | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1163 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1154 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1145 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.114 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1142 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1142 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1142 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1142 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1138 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1132 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1126 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1118 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1114 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1109 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1107 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1099 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1098 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1134 | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1111 | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1072 | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2499 | 0.2471 | 0.2544 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.221 | 0.1997 | 0.2469 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1791 | 0.1683 | 0.1962 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1607 | 0.1567 | 0.1666 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1457 | 0.1332 | 0.1585 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.118 | 0.114 | 0.1285 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1123 | 0.1099 | 0.1142 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1104 | 0.1072 | 0.1134 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saint Kitts and Nevis
- 100 Trinidad and Tobago 0.1082 compare
- 101 Tonga 0.1077 compare
- 102 American Samoa 0.1074 compare
- 104 Uzbekistan 0.1071 compare
- 105 Viet Nam 0.1063 compare
- 106 Thailand 0.1062 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.5 live births per woman (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 19.33 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 19.3% (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 4.78 % change on previous year (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 39.9% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1072 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.136 (2023)
- Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ 541.26 (2023)
- Official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by 0.001 % (2013)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Saint Kitts and Nevis was 0.1072 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 Kitts and Nevis?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2544 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1072 in 2023.
- How does Saint Kitts and Nevis rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 103rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Kitts and Nevis 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.