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Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women in Denmark

Denmark: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women was 0.0757 in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.0757
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
207th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.4486
in 1835
All-time low
0.0757
in 2023
Years of data
189
1835–2023

Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women in Denmark, 1835–2023

0.10.20.30.4183519292023

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 in women in Denmark is 0.0757, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 189 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in women in Denmark peaked at 0.4486 in 1835 and was at its lowest, 0.0757, in 2023.

Denmark ranks 207th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women in Denmark, year by year

Year Value Change
1835 0.4486 —
1836 0.4256 -5.1%
1837 0.3981 -6.5%
1838 0.391 -1.8%
1839 0.4157 +6.3%
1840 0.4179 +0.5%
1841 0.4063 -2.8%
1842 0.3974 -2.2%
1843 0.3828 -3.7%
1844 0.3824 -0.1%
1845 0.398 +4.1%
1846 0.4296 +7.9%
1847 0.4238 -1.4%
1848 0.4219 -0.5%
1849 0.4222 +0.1%
1850 0.3936 -6.8%
1851 0.3844 -2.3%
1852 0.4045 +5.2%
1853 0.4267 +5.5%
1854 0.3841 -10.0%
1855 0.3532 -8.0%
1856 0.3592 +1.7%
1857 0.4068 +13.2%
1858 0.4397 +8.1%
1859 0.3887 -11.6%
1860 0.3791 -2.5%
1861 0.3468 -8.5%
1862 0.3534 +1.9%
1863 0.3548 +0.4%
1864 0.4284 +20.8%
1865 0.4445 +3.7%
1866 0.4159 -6.4%
1867 0.3857 -7.3%
1868 0.3825 -0.8%
1869 0.3741 -2.2%
1870 0.3743 +0.1%
1871 0.3658 -2.3%
1872 0.3583 -2.1%
1873 0.3546 -1.0%
1874 0.3606 +1.7%
1875 0.3841 +6.5%
1876 0.3776 -1.7%
1877 0.363 -3.9%
1878 0.3659 +0.8%
1879 0.3693 +0.9%
1880 0.3925 +6.3%
1881 0.3527 -10.2%
1882 0.3764 +6.7%
1883 0.348 -7.5%
1884 0.3544 +1.8%
1885 0.3358 -5.2%
1886 0.348 +3.6%
1887 0.3534 +1.6%
1888 0.3731 +5.6%
1889 0.3611 -3.2%
1890 0.3646 +1.0%
1891 0.3599 -1.3%
1892 0.3516 -2.3%
1893 0.3706 +5.4%
1894 0.3465 -6.5%
1895 0.3246 -6.3%
1896 0.3037 -6.4%
1897 0.3095 +1.9%
1898 0.3041 -1.7%
1899 0.3215 +5.7%
1900 0.3011 -6.3%
1901 0.3024 +0.4%
1902 0.2824 -6.6%
1903 0.2791 -1.2%
1904 0.2699 -3.3%
1905 0.2843 +5.3%
1906 0.2674 -5.9%
1907 0.2634 -1.5%
1908 0.279 +5.9%
1909 0.2527 -9.4%
1910 0.2491 -1.5%
1911 0.2565 +3.0%
1912 0.2443 -4.7%
1913 0.2386 -2.3%
1914 0.2422 +1.5%
1915 0.2346 -3.1%
1916 0.2521 +7.4%
1917 0.2502 -0.8%
1918 0.2714 +8.5%
1919 0.2619 -3.5%
1920 0.2541 -3.0%
1921 0.2142 -15.7%
1922 0.2157 +0.7%
1923 0.215 -0.3%
1924 0.216 +0.4%
1925 0.2111 -2.3%
1926 0.2109 -0.1%
1927 0.2128 +0.9%
1928 0.2088 -1.9%
1929 0.2036 -2.5%
1930 0.2058 +1.1%
1931 0.2016 -2.0%
1932 0.1973 -2.2%
1933 0.1885 -4.5%
1934 0.1833 -2.8%
1935 0.1948 +6.2%
1936 0.1852 -4.9%
1937 0.1809 -2.3%
1938 0.1744 -3.6%
1939 0.1663 -4.7%
1940 0.1576 -5.2%
1941 0.1628 +3.3%
1942 0.158 -2.9%
1943 0.1561 -1.2%
1944 0.1632 +4.6%
1945 0.1666 +2.1%
1946 0.1557 -6.6%
1947 0.1427 -8.3%
1948 0.137 -4.0%
1949 0.1312 -4.2%
1950 0.1247 -5.0%
1951 0.1224 -1.8%
1952 0.1229 +0.4%
1953 0.1192 -3.1%
1954 0.1169 -1.9%
1955 0.1171 +0.2%
1956 0.1144 -2.3%
1957 0.1137 -0.7%
1958 0.1103 -3.0%
1959 0.1123 +1.8%
1960 0.1101 -2.0%
1961 0.1106 +0.5%
1962 0.1082 -2.2%
1963 0.1091 +0.8%
1964 0.1065 -2.3%
1965 0.1084 +1.8%
1966 0.1055 -2.7%
1967 0.1049 -0.5%
1968 0.1067 +1.7%
1969 0.1072 +0.5%
1970 0.1064 -0.8%
1971 0.1073 +0.9%
1972 0.1049 -2.3%
1973 0.1047 -0.2%
1974 0.1014 -3.1%
1975 0.1036 +2.1%
1976 0.102 -1.5%
1977 0.1012 -0.8%
1978 0.1018 +0.6%
1979 0.1013 -0.4%
1980 0.1031 +1.8%
1981 0.1021 -1.0%
1982 0.1019 -0.2%
1983 0.1017 -0.2%
1984 0.1018 +0.1%
1985 0.1023 +0.5%
1986 0.1036 +1.2%
1987 0.1021 -1.4%
1988 0.1032 +1.1%
1989 0.1025 -0.7%
1990 0.1011 -1.3%
1991 0.1003 -0.8%
1992 0.0992 -1.1%
1993 0.098 -1.2%
1994 0.0982 +0.1%
1995 0.0979 -0.3%
1996 0.0974 -0.5%
1997 0.0968 -0.6%
1998 0.0956 -1.2%
1999 0.0937 -2.0%
2000 0.0941 +0.5%
2001 0.0934 -0.8%
2002 0.0915 -2.0%
2003 0.0903 -1.3%
2004 0.0908 +0.5%
2005 0.0885 -2.5%
2006 0.088 -0.6%
2007 0.088 -0.0%
2008 0.0874 -0.6%
2009 0.0863 -1.3%
2010 0.0851 -1.4%
2011 0.0843 -1.0%
2012 0.0837 -0.7%
2013 0.082 -2.1%
2014 0.0821 +0.2%
2015 0.0812 -1.2%
2016 0.0814 +0.2%
2017 0.079 -2.9%
2018 0.0793 +0.3%
2019 0.0781 -1.5%
2020 0.078 -0.1%
2021 0.0781 +0.1%
2022 0.0774 -0.9%
2023 0.0757 -2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1830s 0.4158 0.391 0.4486 5
1840s 0.4082 0.3824 0.4296 10
1850s 0.3941 0.3532 0.4397 10
1860s 0.3865 0.3468 0.4445 10
1870s 0.3673 0.3546 0.3841 10
1880s 0.3595 0.3358 0.3925 10
1890s 0.3357 0.3037 0.3706 10
1900s 0.2782 0.2527 0.3024 10
1910s 0.2501 0.2346 0.2714 10
1920s 0.2162 0.2036 0.2541 10
1930s 0.1878 0.1663 0.2058 10
1940s 0.1531 0.1312 0.1666 10
1950s 0.1174 0.1103 0.1247 10
1960s 0.1077 0.1049 0.1106 10
1970s 0.1035 0.1012 0.1073 10
1980s 0.1024 0.1017 0.1036 10
1990s 0.0978 0.0937 0.1011 10
2000s 0.0898 0.0863 0.0941 10
2010s 0.0816 0.0781 0.0851 10
2020s 0.0773 0.0757 0.0781 4

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 204 Bermuda 0.0759 compare
  2. 205 Singapore 0.0759 compare
  3. 206 Germany 0.0758 compare
  4. 208 Netherlands 0.0754 compare
  5. 209 Greece 0.0753 compare
  6. 210 Israel 0.0752 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in women in Denmark?
Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in women in Denmark was 0.0757 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 in women recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 0.4486 in 1835.
What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in women recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0757 in 2023.
How does Denmark rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in women?
Denmark ranks 207th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in women rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Denmark 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 in women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
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Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.