Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.0826 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0826
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
185th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.2441
in 1922
All-time low
0.0816
in 2015
Years of data
102
1922–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1922–2023
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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is 0.0826, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 0.2441 in 1922 and was at its lowest, 0.0816, in 2015.
That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 185th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 102 years of available data.
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1922 | 0.2441 | — |
| 1923 | 0.2257 | -7.5% |
| 1924 | 0.2344 | +3.9% |
| 1925 | 0.2331 | -0.6% |
| 1926 | 0.2235 | -4.1% |
| 1927 | 0.2238 | +0.1% |
| 1928 | 0.2189 | -2.2% |
| 1929 | 0.2327 | +6.3% |
| 1930 | 0.2114 | -9.2% |
| 1931 | 0.2143 | +1.4% |
| 1932 | 0.2116 | -1.3% |
| 1933 | 0.2089 | -1.3% |
| 1934 | 0.2074 | -0.7% |
| 1935 | 0.1989 | -4.1% |
| 1936 | 0.1982 | -0.4% |
| 1937 | 0.1958 | -1.2% |
| 1938 | 0.1877 | -4.1% |
| 1939 | 0.1778 | -5.3% |
| 1940 | 0.1952 | +9.8% |
| 1941 | 0.1999 | +2.5% |
| 1942 | 0.1804 | -9.8% |
| 1943 | 0.1775 | -1.6% |
| 1944 | 0.173 | -2.5% |
| 1945 | 0.1645 | -4.9% |
| 1946 | 0.1602 | -2.7% |
| 1947 | 0.1563 | -2.4% |
| 1948 | 0.1455 | -6.9% |
| 1949 | 0.1398 | -3.9% |
| 1950 | 0.1334 | -4.5% |
| 1951 | 0.1301 | -2.5% |
| 1952 | 0.1266 | -2.7% |
| 1953 | 0.1246 | -1.6% |
| 1954 | 0.1213 | -2.6% |
| 1955 | 0.1196 | -1.4% |
| 1956 | 0.1168 | -2.3% |
| 1957 | 0.1189 | +1.8% |
| 1958 | 0.1154 | -3.0% |
| 1959 | 0.1155 | +0.1% |
| 1960 | 0.1146 | -0.8% |
| 1961 | 0.1139 | -0.6% |
| 1962 | 0.114 | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.1134 | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.1138 | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.1126 | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.112 | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.1114 | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.11 | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 0.111 | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.1106 | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.1099 | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.1095 | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1084 | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1079 | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.1071 | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.1049 | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1051 | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1058 | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.1041 | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.1033 | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1011 | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1006 | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0996 | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0994 | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0984 | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0977 | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0983 | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0975 | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0963 | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.096 | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0947 | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0938 | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0928 | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0926 | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.092 | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0916 | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0909 | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0903 | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0896 | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0896 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0889 | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0877 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0877 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.087 | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0864 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0867 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0859 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0855 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0853 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0846 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0839 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0825 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0821 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0827 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0816 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0829 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0817 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0823 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0826 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0827 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.084 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0835 | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0826 | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.2295 | 0.2189 | 0.2441 | 8 |
| 1930s | 0.2012 | 0.1778 | 0.2143 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1692 | 0.1398 | 0.1999 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1222 | 0.1154 | 0.1334 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1127 | 0.11 | 0.1146 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1073 | 0.1041 | 0.1106 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0992 | 0.0963 | 0.1033 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0924 | 0.0896 | 0.096 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0871 | 0.0853 | 0.0896 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0827 | 0.0816 | 0.0846 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0832 | 0.0826 | 0.084 | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- 182 Puerto Rico 0.0834 compare
- 183 North Macedonia 0.0832 compare
- 184 Sri Lanka 0.0829 compare
- 186 Oman 0.0823 compare
- 187 Canada 0.0822 compare
- 188 Martinique 0.0816 compare
More poverty & inequality data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 6 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 1.56 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 7,138 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 -7.54 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 34.91 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 34.9% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 0.0826 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2441 in 1922.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0816 in 2015.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 185th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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.