Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.1044 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1044
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
113th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.3352
in 1950
All-time low
0.1044
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Saint Lucia, 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 Lucia stood at 0.1044. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Saint Lucia peaked at 0.3352 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1044, in 2023.
That places Saint Lucia 113th 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 Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.3352 | — |
| 1951 | 0.3218 | -4.0% |
| 1952 | 0.3009 | -6.5% |
| 1953 | 0.2894 | -3.8% |
| 1954 | 0.2775 | -4.1% |
| 1955 | 0.2721 | -1.9% |
| 1956 | 0.2682 | -1.5% |
| 1957 | 0.2663 | -0.7% |
| 1958 | 0.2579 | -3.2% |
| 1959 | 0.2516 | -2.5% |
| 1960 | 0.2449 | -2.6% |
| 1961 | 0.2328 | -5.0% |
| 1962 | 0.2251 | -3.3% |
| 1963 | 0.2191 | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.2107 | -3.9% |
| 1965 | 0.2046 | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 0.1984 | -3.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1921 | -3.2% |
| 1968 | 0.1865 | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 0.1821 | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.1779 | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 0.1744 | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1712 | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.1723 | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.1642 | -4.7% |
| 1975 | 0.1576 | -4.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1529 | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1456 | -4.8% |
| 1978 | 0.1452 | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1464 | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1465 | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1387 | -5.4% |
| 1982 | 0.138 | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.131 | -5.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1243 | -5.1% |
| 1985 | 0.1239 | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.1244 | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1299 | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 0.1311 | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.1287 | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.1302 | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.1276 | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.1217 | -4.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1205 | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1216 | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1207 | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1255 | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 0.131 | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1321 | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.129 | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1251 | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1182 | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1136 | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1103 | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1086 | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.108 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1064 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1067 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1065 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1052 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1093 | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1084 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1096 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1091 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1071 | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1058 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1069 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1052 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1045 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1056 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1051 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1096 | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1044 | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1044 | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2841 | 0.2516 | 0.3352 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2096 | 0.1821 | 0.2449 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1608 | 0.1452 | 0.1779 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1316 | 0.1239 | 0.1465 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.126 | 0.1205 | 0.1321 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1109 | 0.1052 | 0.1251 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1071 | 0.1045 | 0.1096 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1059 | 0.1044 | 0.1096 | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Saint Lucia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 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 1.38 live births per woman (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 19.37 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 19.4% (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 14.03 % change on previous year (2023)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via -100 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.327 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Saint Lucia?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Saint Lucia was 0.1044 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 Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3352 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1044 in 2023.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Saint Lucia ranks 113th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Lucia 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.