Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 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 in women in United Kingdom, 1922–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 0.0826 for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in women in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in women in United Kingdom peaked at 0.2441 in 1922 and was at its lowest, 0.0816, in 2015.
United Kingdom ranks 185th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 102 years of available data.
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women in United Kingdom, 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% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 0.0826 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0826, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 0.0826 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0834, 99% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
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
- 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
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in women in United Kingdom?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in women in United Kingdom 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 in women recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2441 in 1922.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in women recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0816 in 2015.
- How does United Kingdom rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in women?
- United Kingdom ranks 185th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in women rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- 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 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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Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.