Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.0837 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in United States Virgin Islands, 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 United States Virgin Islands is 0.0837, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in United States Virgin Islands peaked at 0.2339 in 1951 and was at its lowest, 0.0837, in 2023.
That places United States Virgin Islands 180th 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 United States Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.2115 | — |
| 1951 | 0.2339 | +10.6% |
| 1952 | 0.2058 | -12.0% |
| 1953 | 0.1731 | -15.9% |
| 1954 | 0.174 | +0.5% |
| 1955 | 0.1676 | -3.7% |
| 1956 | 0.193 | +15.1% |
| 1957 | 0.1856 | -3.8% |
| 1958 | 0.1566 | -15.7% |
| 1959 | 0.1814 | +15.9% |
| 1960 | 0.1702 | -6.2% |
| 1961 | 0.1698 | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 0.1777 | +4.6% |
| 1963 | 0.1875 | +5.5% |
| 1964 | 0.1656 | -11.7% |
| 1965 | 0.148 | -10.7% |
| 1966 | 0.1669 | +12.8% |
| 1967 | 0.1596 | -4.4% |
| 1968 | 0.1521 | -4.6% |
| 1969 | 0.1457 | -4.2% |
| 1970 | 0.1396 | -4.2% |
| 1971 | 0.1344 | -3.7% |
| 1972 | 0.1501 | +11.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1305 | -13.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1293 | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.128 | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1271 | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.1261 | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.1253 | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.1244 | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1223 | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.1211 | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1199 | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1185 | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.1171 | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1164 | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.1145 | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.1132 | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.1116 | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1106 | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1097 | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.1088 | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.1079 | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1071 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1064 | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1079 | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1048 | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1048 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1046 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1043 | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1005 | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1003 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1002 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1022 | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1021 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1005 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0991 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0981 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0972 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0955 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0939 | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0929 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0916 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0903 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0892 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0882 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0872 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0885 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0858 | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0853 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0851 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0856 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0846 | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0837 | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1882 | 0.1566 | 0.2339 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1643 | 0.1457 | 0.1875 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1315 | 0.1244 | 0.1501 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1165 | 0.1106 | 0.1223 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1066 | 0.1043 | 0.1097 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0996 | 0.0955 | 0.1022 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0893 | 0.0853 | 0.0939 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0847 | 0.0837 | 0.0856 | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States Virgin Islands
- 177 British Virgin Islands 0.0841 compare
- 178 Albania 0.0841 compare
- 179 Slovakia 0.084 compare
- 181 Gibraltar 0.0837 compare
- 182 Puerto Rico 0.0834 compare
- 183 North Macedonia 0.0832 compare
More poverty & inequality data for United States Virgin Islands
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.09 live births per woman (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0837 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1185 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in United States Virgin Islands?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in United States Virgin Islands was 0.0837 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 Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2339 in 1951.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0837 in 2023.
- How does United States Virgin Islands rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- United States Virgin Islands ranks 180th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in United States Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States Virgin Islands 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.