Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Argentina
Argentina: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.1156 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1156
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
136th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.2172
in 1950
All-time low
0.1153
in 2022
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Argentina, 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 in men in Argentina is 0.1156, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Argentina peaked at 0.2172 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1153, in 2022.
Argentina ranks 136th of 236 countries on this measure, 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 in men in Argentina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.2172 | — |
| 1951 | 0.2133 | -1.8% |
| 1952 | 0.2086 | -2.2% |
| 1953 | 0.2091 | +0.2% |
| 1954 | 0.2028 | -3.0% |
| 1955 | 0.2032 | +0.2% |
| 1956 | 0.1994 | -1.9% |
| 1957 | 0.199 | -0.2% |
| 1958 | 0.1979 | -0.6% |
| 1959 | 0.1973 | -0.3% |
| 1960 | 0.1975 | +0.1% |
| 1961 | 0.1964 | -0.6% |
| 1962 | 0.1944 | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1932 | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.1916 | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.1913 | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.1885 | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.1875 | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.1886 | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.1886 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1874 | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.1857 | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.1834 | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1814 | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1823 | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.1774 | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 0.1776 | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.1743 | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.1689 | -3.1% |
| 1979 | 0.1628 | -3.6% |
| 1980 | 0.1593 | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.1593 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1564 | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.1527 | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1509 | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1507 | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1492 | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1479 | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1466 | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.1454 | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.1419 | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1426 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1432 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.1414 | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1434 | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1406 | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.1421 | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1408 | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1387 | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1371 | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1355 | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1351 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1343 | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1305 | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1283 | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1281 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1278 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1272 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1285 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1278 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1253 | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1255 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1257 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1257 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1242 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1225 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1218 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1202 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.12 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.118 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1175 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1238 | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1153 | -6.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1156 | +0.2% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 0.1156 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1323, 87% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 0.1156 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1265, 91% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2048 | 0.1973 | 0.2172 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1918 | 0.1875 | 0.1975 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1781 | 0.1628 | 0.1874 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1519 | 0.1454 | 0.1593 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1412 | 0.1371 | 0.1434 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1303 | 0.1272 | 0.1355 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1229 | 0.118 | 0.1257 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.118 | 0.1153 | 0.1238 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 133 Cape Verde 0.116 compare
- 134 Armenia 0.116 compare
- 135 Guadeloupe 0.116 compare
- 137 Bulgaria 0.1148 compare
- 138 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.1145 compare
- 139 Antigua and Barbuda 0.1134 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Argentina
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.5 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,854 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 21.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 29.56 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 29.6% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 1.5 % change on previous year (2022)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.264 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 23.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Argentina?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Argentina was 0.1156 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 men recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2172 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1153 in 2022.
- How does Argentina rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Argentina ranks 136th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Argentina 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 men. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.