Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Uruguay
Uruguay: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.1027 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1027
Change on year
down 4.0%
World rank
115th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.1663
in 1950
All-time low
0.1018
in 2015
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Uruguay, 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 Uruguay stood at 0.1027.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Uruguay peaked at 0.1663 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1018, in 2015.
That places Uruguay 115th 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 Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.1663 | — |
| 1951 | 0.1642 | -1.3% |
| 1952 | 0.1629 | -0.8% |
| 1953 | 0.1614 | -0.9% |
| 1954 | 0.1599 | -1.0% |
| 1955 | 0.1583 | -1.0% |
| 1956 | 0.1568 | -1.0% |
| 1957 | 0.1553 | -1.0% |
| 1958 | 0.1538 | -1.0% |
| 1959 | 0.1524 | -0.9% |
| 1960 | 0.1518 | -0.4% |
| 1961 | 0.1514 | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 0.1511 | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.1502 | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.1494 | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.1486 | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.1478 | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.147 | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.1462 | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.1454 | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.1447 | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.1438 | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.1426 | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.1411 | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1396 | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1381 | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1366 | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.135 | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1337 | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1328 | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.1321 | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.1292 | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1251 | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1226 | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1218 | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.1232 | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1216 | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.1197 | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.1165 | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 0.1152 | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.1158 | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1149 | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1146 | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1136 | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1133 | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1127 | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1123 | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1122 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1104 | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1089 | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1077 | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1082 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1088 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1082 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1077 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1059 | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1053 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1051 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1051 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.104 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.103 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1021 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1028 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1023 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1025 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1018 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1021 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1028 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1048 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1041 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1044 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.107 | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1027 | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1591 | 0.1524 | 0.1663 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1489 | 0.1454 | 0.1518 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1388 | 0.1328 | 0.1447 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1227 | 0.1152 | 0.1321 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1129 | 0.1089 | 0.1158 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1066 | 0.104 | 0.1088 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1028 | 0.1018 | 0.1048 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1053 | 0.1027 | 0.107 | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Uruguay
- 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 1.41 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,058 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 10.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 25.88 (2021)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 25.9% (2021)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Uruguay?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Uruguay was 0.1027 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 Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1663 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1018 in 2015.
- How does Uruguay rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Uruguay ranks 115th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay 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.