Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Tanzania
Tanzania: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.1649 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1649
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
34th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.4111
in 1950
All-time low
0.1648
in 2021
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Tanzania, 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 Tanzania is 0.1649, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Tanzania peaked at 0.4111 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1648, in 2021.
That places Tanzania 34th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.4111 | — |
| 1951 | 0.4094 | -0.4% |
| 1952 | 0.4077 | -0.4% |
| 1953 | 0.4061 | -0.4% |
| 1954 | 0.4044 | -0.4% |
| 1955 | 0.4026 | -0.4% |
| 1956 | 0.4009 | -0.4% |
| 1957 | 0.3999 | -0.3% |
| 1958 | 0.3983 | -0.4% |
| 1959 | 0.3967 | -0.4% |
| 1960 | 0.3953 | -0.4% |
| 1961 | 0.3935 | -0.5% |
| 1962 | 0.391 | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.3882 | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.3852 | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.382 | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.3787 | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.3752 | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.3709 | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.3668 | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.3624 | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.3581 | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.3537 | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.3489 | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.344 | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.339 | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.3337 | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.3284 | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.3243 | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.3206 | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.317 | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.314 | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.3123 | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.3111 | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.3114 | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.3116 | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.312 | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.3123 | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.312 | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.3121 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.312 | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.3123 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.3139 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3139 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3133 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.3113 | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.309 | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.3037 | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.2977 | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2892 | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.2801 | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2718 | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2623 | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2536 | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2455 | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2374 | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2302 | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2242 | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2192 | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2132 | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2088 | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2029 | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1986 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1929 | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1883 | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1838 | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1789 | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.175 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.171 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1648 | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1648 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1662 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1649 | -0.8% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 0.1649 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1501, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 0.1649 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1766, 93% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4037 | 0.3967 | 0.4111 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3827 | 0.3668 | 0.3953 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3413 | 0.3206 | 0.3624 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3126 | 0.3111 | 0.317 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3101 | 0.2977 | 0.314 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2513 | 0.2192 | 0.2892 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1913 | 0.171 | 0.2132 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1652 | 0.1648 | 0.1662 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More poverty & inequality data for Tanzania
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 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 4.61 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,961 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 8.03 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 11.48 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 11.5% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Tanzania?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Tanzania was 0.1649 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 Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4111 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1648 in 2021.
- How does Tanzania rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Tanzania ranks 34th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania 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.