Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Belarus
Belarus: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.1218 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1218
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
123rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.2795
in 1950
All-time low
0.1214
in 2021
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Belarus, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 0.1218 for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Belarus peaked at 0.2795 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1214, in 2021.
Belarus ranks 123rd 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 Belarus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.2795 | — |
| 1951 | 0.2695 | -3.6% |
| 1952 | 0.2571 | -4.6% |
| 1953 | 0.2449 | -4.7% |
| 1954 | 0.2329 | -4.9% |
| 1955 | 0.2213 | -5.0% |
| 1956 | 0.21 | -5.1% |
| 1957 | 0.1995 | -5.0% |
| 1958 | 0.1893 | -5.1% |
| 1959 | 0.1798 | -5.0% |
| 1960 | 0.1705 | -5.1% |
| 1961 | 0.1638 | -4.0% |
| 1962 | 0.1588 | -3.1% |
| 1963 | 0.1548 | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 0.1517 | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 0.149 | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 0.1481 | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.1474 | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.1475 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1487 | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.1498 | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.1509 | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.15 | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.1492 | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.1497 | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1514 | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1534 | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1541 | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.1554 | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.1559 | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1572 | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.1567 | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.1565 | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1554 | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.1537 | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1498 | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 0.1455 | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1431 | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.1454 | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.148 | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.1512 | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.1534 | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1563 | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.1582 | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1591 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1586 | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1579 | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1572 | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1575 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1569 | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1564 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1557 | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.155 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1535 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1526 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1515 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1497 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1467 | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1449 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1442 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1441 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1413 | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1378 | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1331 | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1298 | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1266 | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1234 | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1218 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.122 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1228 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1214 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1214 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1223 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1218 | -0.4% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 0.1218 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1323, 92% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 0.1218 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.098, 1.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2284 | 0.1798 | 0.2795 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.154 | 0.1474 | 0.1705 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.152 | 0.1492 | 0.1559 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1511 | 0.1431 | 0.1572 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1566 | 0.1512 | 0.1591 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.151 | 0.1442 | 0.1564 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1303 | 0.1218 | 0.1441 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1217 | 0.1214 | 0.1223 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
More poverty & inequality data for Belarus
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 5 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 1.21 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,395 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 -1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 35.34 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 35.3% (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 men in Belarus?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Belarus was 0.1218 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 Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2795 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1214 in 2021.
- How does Belarus rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Belarus ranks 123rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus 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.