Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Australia
Australia: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.0807 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0807
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
229th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.2357
in 1921
All-time low
0.0807
in 2023
Years of data
103
1921–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Australia, 1921–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Australia stood at 0.0807. That is the lowest value across all 103 years on record.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Australia peaked at 0.2357 in 1921 and was at its lowest, 0.0807, in 2023.
That places Australia 229th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 103 years of available data.
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1921 | 0.2357 | — |
| 1922 | 0.2155 | -8.6% |
| 1923 | 0.2209 | +2.5% |
| 1924 | 0.2158 | -2.4% |
| 1925 | 0.2109 | -2.3% |
| 1926 | 0.2121 | +0.6% |
| 1927 | 0.212 | -0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.2113 | -0.4% |
| 1929 | 0.209 | -1.1% |
| 1930 | 0.1989 | -4.8% |
| 1931 | 0.1892 | -4.9% |
| 1932 | 0.1869 | -1.2% |
| 1933 | 0.1847 | -1.2% |
| 1934 | 0.1911 | +3.5% |
| 1935 | 0.1873 | -2.0% |
| 1936 | 0.189 | +0.9% |
| 1937 | 0.1836 | -2.8% |
| 1938 | 0.1831 | -0.3% |
| 1939 | 0.1811 | -1.1% |
| 1940 | 0.1805 | -0.3% |
| 1941 | 0.1788 | -0.9% |
| 1942 | 0.1748 | -2.2% |
| 1943 | 0.17 | -2.7% |
| 1944 | 0.1589 | -6.5% |
| 1945 | 0.1548 | -2.6% |
| 1946 | 0.1573 | +1.6% |
| 1947 | 0.1565 | -0.5% |
| 1948 | 0.1542 | -1.5% |
| 1949 | 0.1509 | -2.1% |
| 1950 | 0.1507 | -0.2% |
| 1951 | 0.1527 | +1.4% |
| 1952 | 0.1503 | -1.6% |
| 1953 | 0.1476 | -1.8% |
| 1954 | 0.145 | -1.8% |
| 1955 | 0.1441 | -0.6% |
| 1956 | 0.1409 | -2.3% |
| 1957 | 0.1437 | +2.0% |
| 1958 | 0.141 | -1.9% |
| 1959 | 0.1414 | +0.3% |
| 1960 | 0.1388 | -1.8% |
| 1961 | 0.1389 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.1388 | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.1374 | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1372 | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.1377 | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.1364 | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1363 | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.1357 | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.137 | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1372 | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.1351 | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.1331 | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.1326 | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.1327 | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1309 | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.1279 | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1279 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1264 | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.1246 | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.1223 | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.1216 | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.1201 | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.1179 | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.1172 | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.117 | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.116 | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.1149 | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1143 | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1127 | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1119 | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.1094 | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1087 | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1072 | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1061 | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1063 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1057 | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1049 | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1051 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1045 | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1025 | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.101 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0988 | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0984 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0973 | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0975 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0958 | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0958 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0943 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0947 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0932 | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0922 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0907 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0914 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0912 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0918 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0911 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0918 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0911 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0918 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0911 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0913 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0822 | -9.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0807 | -1.8% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.0807 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0966, 84% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.0807 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1328, 61% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.2159 | 0.209 | 0.2357 | 9 |
| 1930s | 0.1875 | 0.1811 | 0.1989 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1637 | 0.1509 | 0.1805 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1457 | 0.1409 | 0.1527 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1374 | 0.1357 | 0.1389 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1309 | 0.1246 | 0.1372 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1174 | 0.1127 | 0.1223 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.107 | 0.1045 | 0.1119 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0976 | 0.0943 | 0.1025 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0916 | 0.0907 | 0.0932 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0863 | 0.0807 | 0.0913 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More poverty & inequality data for Australia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 3 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 1.64 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,690 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 -0.0446 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 30.36 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 30.4% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Australia?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Australia was 0.0807 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 Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2357 in 1921.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0807 in 2023.
- How does Australia rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Australia ranks 229th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia 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.