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Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.1385 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.1385
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
87th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.5214
in 1971
All-time low
0.1381
in 2020
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Bangladesh, 1950–2023

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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 Bangladesh is 0.1385, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Bangladesh peaked at 0.5214 in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.1381, in 2020.

Bangladesh ranks 87th 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 Bangladesh, year by year

Year Value Change
1950 0.4705 —
1951 0.462 -1.8%
1952 0.4537 -1.8%
1953 0.4464 -1.6%
1954 0.4362 -2.3%
1955 0.4283 -1.8%
1956 0.4219 -1.5%
1957 0.4116 -2.4%
1958 0.4057 -1.4%
1959 0.3988 -1.7%
1960 0.3959 -0.7%
1961 0.3862 -2.5%
1962 0.3775 -2.3%
1963 0.3774 -0.0%
1964 0.3677 -2.6%
1965 0.3742 +1.8%
1966 0.3598 -3.9%
1967 0.3564 -0.9%
1968 0.354 -0.7%
1969 0.3523 -0.5%
1970 0.4082 +15.9%
1971 0.5214 +27.7%
1972 0.3473 -33.4%
1973 0.3463 -0.3%
1974 0.3514 +1.5%
1975 0.3419 -2.7%
1976 0.3393 -0.8%
1977 0.3364 -0.9%
1978 0.3329 -1.0%
1979 0.3287 -1.3%
1980 0.3247 -1.2%
1981 0.32 -1.4%
1982 0.3151 -1.5%
1983 0.3095 -1.8%
1984 0.3042 -1.7%
1985 0.301 -1.1%
1986 0.2926 -2.8%
1987 0.2868 -2.0%
1988 0.2809 -2.1%
1989 0.2741 -2.4%
1990 0.2676 -2.4%
1991 0.2826 +5.6%
1992 0.2544 -10.0%
1993 0.2478 -2.6%
1994 0.2413 -2.7%
1995 0.235 -2.6%
1996 0.2286 -2.8%
1997 0.2224 -2.7%
1998 0.2165 -2.6%
1999 0.2105 -2.8%
2000 0.2048 -2.7%
2001 0.1993 -2.7%
2002 0.1941 -2.6%
2003 0.1892 -2.5%
2004 0.1847 -2.4%
2005 0.1803 -2.4%
2006 0.1763 -2.2%
2007 0.1735 -1.6%
2008 0.1692 -2.5%
2009 0.1661 -1.8%
2010 0.1633 -1.7%
2011 0.1606 -1.7%
2012 0.1581 -1.5%
2013 0.1559 -1.4%
2014 0.1536 -1.5%
2015 0.1516 -1.3%
2016 0.1496 -1.3%
2017 0.1476 -1.3%
2018 0.1458 -1.3%
2019 0.1441 -1.1%
2020 0.1381 -4.2%
2021 0.144 +4.3%
2022 0.1401 -2.7%
2023 0.1385 -1.1%

Bangladesh compared with similar countries

  • Bangladesh's 0.1385 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1713, 81% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Bangladesh's 0.1385 is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.1308, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Bangladesh changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1972 -33.4% 0.5214 0.3473
1971 +27.7% 0.4082 0.5214

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 0.4335 0.3988 0.4705 10
1960s 0.3701 0.3523 0.3959 10
1970s 0.3654 0.3287 0.5214 10
1980s 0.3009 0.2741 0.3247 10
1990s 0.2407 0.2105 0.2826 10
2000s 0.1838 0.1661 0.2048 10
2010s 0.153 0.1441 0.1633 10
2020s 0.1402 0.1381 0.144 4

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 84 Trinidad and Tobago 0.1406 compare
  2. 85 Mauritius 0.1391 compare
  3. 86 Nepal 0.1385 compare
  4. 88 Fiji 0.1383 compare
  5. 89 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.1381 compare
  6. 90 Suriname 0.1373 compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Bangladesh?
Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Bangladesh was 0.1385 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 Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 0.5214 in 1971.
What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1381 in 2020.
How does Bangladesh rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
Bangladesh ranks 87th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bangladesh 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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Indicator
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men
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
Last refreshed

Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.