Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Canada
Canada: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.0978 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0978
Change on year
down 7.4%
World rank
184th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.2911
in 1921
All-time low
0.096
in 2012
Years of data
103
1921–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Canada, 1921–2023
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 Canada is 0.0978, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 7.4% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Canada peaked at 0.2911 in 1921 and was at its lowest, 0.096, in 2012.
That places Canada 184th 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 Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1921 | 0.2911 | — |
| 1922 | 0.2883 | -0.9% |
| 1923 | 0.2864 | -0.7% |
| 1924 | 0.2705 | -5.6% |
| 1925 | 0.2654 | -1.9% |
| 1926 | 0.2745 | +3.4% |
| 1927 | 0.2707 | -1.4% |
| 1928 | 0.2659 | -1.8% |
| 1929 | 0.2726 | +2.5% |
| 1930 | 0.267 | -2.1% |
| 1931 | 0.2561 | -4.1% |
| 1932 | 0.2363 | -7.7% |
| 1933 | 0.2273 | -3.8% |
| 1934 | 0.2266 | -0.3% |
| 1935 | 0.2273 | +0.3% |
| 1936 | 0.2207 | -2.9% |
| 1937 | 0.2399 | +8.7% |
| 1938 | 0.2208 | -7.9% |
| 1939 | 0.2126 | -3.7% |
| 1940 | 0.2089 | -1.7% |
| 1941 | 0.2135 | +2.2% |
| 1942 | 0.2049 | -4.0% |
| 1943 | 0.2014 | -1.7% |
| 1944 | 0.1965 | -2.4% |
| 1945 | 0.1875 | -4.5% |
| 1946 | 0.1884 | +0.5% |
| 1947 | 0.1855 | -1.5% |
| 1948 | 0.1789 | -3.6% |
| 1949 | 0.1755 | -1.9% |
| 1950 | 0.1702 | -3.0% |
| 1951 | 0.167 | -1.9% |
| 1952 | 0.1702 | +1.9% |
| 1953 | 0.1666 | -2.1% |
| 1954 | 0.1596 | -4.2% |
| 1955 | 0.1577 | -1.2% |
| 1956 | 0.1579 | +0.1% |
| 1957 | 0.158 | +0.1% |
| 1958 | 0.1538 | -2.7% |
| 1959 | 0.1512 | -1.7% |
| 1960 | 0.1499 | -0.8% |
| 1961 | 0.1484 | -1.0% |
| 1962 | 0.1484 | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1471 | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.1461 | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.1433 | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.1441 | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.1435 | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.141 | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 0.1413 | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.1403 | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.1384 | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.139 | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1372 | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1366 | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.1354 | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.1317 | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 0.1318 | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1306 | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.1291 | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1261 | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.124 | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.1208 | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 0.119 | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.1172 | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.1162 | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.1157 | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1151 | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.1136 | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.1132 | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1124 | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.1108 | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1102 | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.11 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1093 | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1084 | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1062 | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1045 | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1028 | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1024 | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1017 | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1016 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1006 | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1008 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1001 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1005 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0994 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0995 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0984 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0976 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0972 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0967 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.096 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0963 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0963 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0963 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0976 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0986 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.099 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0978 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1018 | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1009 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1056 | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0978 | -7.4% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.0978 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0966, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.2761 | 0.2654 | 0.2911 | 9 |
| 1930s | 0.2335 | 0.2126 | 0.267 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1941 | 0.1755 | 0.2135 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1612 | 0.1512 | 0.1702 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1453 | 0.141 | 0.1499 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.135 | 0.1291 | 0.1403 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1181 | 0.1132 | 0.1261 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1077 | 0.1024 | 0.1124 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1 | 0.0976 | 0.1017 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0972 | 0.096 | 0.099 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1015 | 0.0978 | 0.1056 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More poverty & inequality data for Canada
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 7 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 1.35 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,695 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 -9.41 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 34.78 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 34.8% (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 Canada?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Canada was 0.0978 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 Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2911 in 1921.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.096 in 2012.
- How does Canada rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Canada ranks 184th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada 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.