Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Taiwan, China
Taiwan, China: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.0807 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0807
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
190th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.223
in 1950
All-time low
0.0807
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Taiwan, China, 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 Taiwan, China is 0.0807, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Taiwan, China peaked at 0.223 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.0807, in 2023.
That places Taiwan, China 190th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Taiwan, China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.223 | — |
| 1951 | 0.2172 | -2.6% |
| 1952 | 0.2105 | -3.1% |
| 1953 | 0.2049 | -2.6% |
| 1954 | 0.1995 | -2.6% |
| 1955 | 0.1939 | -2.8% |
| 1956 | 0.1897 | -2.2% |
| 1957 | 0.1849 | -2.5% |
| 1958 | 0.1811 | -2.0% |
| 1959 | 0.1792 | -1.1% |
| 1960 | 0.1698 | -5.2% |
| 1961 | 0.1668 | -1.8% |
| 1962 | 0.1589 | -4.7% |
| 1963 | 0.1571 | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.1468 | -6.6% |
| 1965 | 0.1451 | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.1425 | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.1384 | -2.9% |
| 1968 | 0.1337 | -3.4% |
| 1969 | 0.1309 | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.1279 | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 0.1266 | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.1233 | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.1204 | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.1182 | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.1178 | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.1159 | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.1149 | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.115 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1133 | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.113 | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1097 | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 0.1084 | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.1067 | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.1054 | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1037 | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.1026 | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1018 | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1003 | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1011 | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.1 | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0995 | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0979 | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0994 | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0988 | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0983 | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0981 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0973 | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0965 | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0973 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.095 | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0946 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0934 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0933 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0926 | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0924 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0921 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0906 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0892 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0898 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0878 | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.087 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0873 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0867 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0862 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0853 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0849 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.084 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0844 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0837 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0879 | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0877 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0809 | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0807 | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1984 | 0.1792 | 0.223 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.149 | 0.1309 | 0.1698 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1193 | 0.1133 | 0.1279 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1053 | 0.1003 | 0.113 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0983 | 0.0965 | 0.1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0923 | 0.0892 | 0.095 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0857 | 0.0837 | 0.0878 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0843 | 0.0807 | 0.0879 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Taiwan, China
- 187 Canada 0.0822 compare
- 188 Martinique 0.0816 compare
- 189 Saint Martin (French part) 0.0808 compare
- 191 Estonia 0.0798 compare
- 192 New Zealand 0.0796 compare
- 193 Anguilla 0.0793 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Taiwan, China
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 6 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 0.87 live births per woman (2023)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 17.4% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0807 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1054 (2023)
- Three metrics of inequality 60.86 (2017)
- Gini coefficient (before tax) 0.6086 (2017)
- Total shortfall from extreme poverty 3.36 million international-$ in 2021 prices (2021)
- Poverty gap index at $3 a day 0.0% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Taiwan, China?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Taiwan, China was 0.0807 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 Taiwan, China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.223 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Taiwan, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0807 in 2023.
- How does Taiwan, China rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Taiwan, China ranks 190th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in Taiwan, China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Taiwan, China 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.