Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in United States of America
United States of America: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.0958 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0958
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
135th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.2114
in 1934
All-time low
0.0955
in 2012
Years of data
91
1933–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in United States of America, 1933–2023
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 States of America is 0.0958, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in United States of America peaked at 0.2114 in 1934 and was at its lowest, 0.0955, in 2012.
That places United States of America 135th 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 91 years of available data.
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in United States of America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1933 | 0.206 | — |
| 1934 | 0.2114 | +2.7% |
| 1935 | 0.2039 | -3.5% |
| 1936 | 0.2038 | -0.1% |
| 1937 | 0.1998 | -2.0% |
| 1938 | 0.1917 | -4.1% |
| 1939 | 0.1826 | -4.7% |
| 1940 | 0.1791 | -1.9% |
| 1941 | 0.1768 | -1.3% |
| 1942 | 0.1704 | -3.7% |
| 1943 | 0.1674 | -1.7% |
| 1944 | 0.1646 | -1.6% |
| 1945 | 0.1612 | -2.1% |
| 1946 | 0.1588 | -1.5% |
| 1947 | 0.1498 | -5.7% |
| 1948 | 0.1468 | -2.0% |
| 1949 | 0.1447 | -1.5% |
| 1950 | 0.1408 | -2.6% |
| 1951 | 0.1398 | -0.8% |
| 1952 | 0.1394 | -0.3% |
| 1953 | 0.1357 | -2.6% |
| 1954 | 0.1327 | -2.2% |
| 1955 | 0.1305 | -1.7% |
| 1956 | 0.1296 | -0.7% |
| 1957 | 0.1304 | +0.6% |
| 1958 | 0.1291 | -1.0% |
| 1959 | 0.1279 | -0.9% |
| 1960 | 0.1276 | -0.2% |
| 1961 | 0.1262 | -1.2% |
| 1962 | 0.1261 | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1263 | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.1265 | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.1258 | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.1253 | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.1242 | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.1246 | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.1241 | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.1241 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1218 | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 0.1204 | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1194 | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.1177 | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.1165 | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1148 | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.1141 | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.1132 | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1119 | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1111 | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1102 | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.1092 | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.108 | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1078 | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1071 | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.1071 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1068 | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.1066 | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1067 | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.1057 | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.1053 | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1046 | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1042 | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1039 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1032 | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1022 | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.101 | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1003 | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0995 | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0991 | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.099 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0987 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0987 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0984 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0981 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0981 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0977 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0968 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0972 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0958 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0957 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0955 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0955 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0961 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0965 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0978 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0975 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0968 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0968 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1 | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1059 | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1003 | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0958 | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0.1999 | 0.1826 | 0.2114 | 7 |
| 1940s | 0.162 | 0.1447 | 0.1791 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1336 | 0.1279 | 0.1408 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1257 | 0.1241 | 0.1276 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1174 | 0.1119 | 0.1241 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.108 | 0.1066 | 0.1111 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.103 | 0.0995 | 0.1057 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0982 | 0.0968 | 0.0991 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0964 | 0.0955 | 0.0978 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1005 | 0.0958 | 0.1059 | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
- 132 Lebanon 0.0963 compare
- 133 Cayman Islands 0.0962 compare
- 134 Kazakhstan 0.0958 compare
- 136 Cook Islands 0.0953 compare
- 137 Mayotte 0.0943 compare
- 138 Barbados 0.0943 compare
More poverty & inequality data for United States of America
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 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 1.62 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 8,414 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 24.85 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 24.8% (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 United States of America?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in United States of America was 0.0958 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 States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2114 in 1934.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0955 in 2012.
- How does United States of America rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- United States of America ranks 135th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States of America 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.