Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Chad
Chad: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.287 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.287
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
1st
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.502
in 1950
All-time low
0.287
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Chad, 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 Chad is 0.287, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Chad peaked at 0.502 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.287, in 2023.
That places Chad 1st out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Chad, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.502 | — |
| 1951 | 0.4994 | -0.5% |
| 1952 | 0.4956 | -0.8% |
| 1953 | 0.4914 | -0.8% |
| 1954 | 0.4871 | -0.9% |
| 1955 | 0.4819 | -1.1% |
| 1956 | 0.4767 | -1.1% |
| 1957 | 0.4729 | -0.8% |
| 1958 | 0.4692 | -0.8% |
| 1959 | 0.467 | -0.5% |
| 1960 | 0.4646 | -0.5% |
| 1961 | 0.4622 | -0.5% |
| 1962 | 0.46 | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.4571 | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.4545 | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.4551 | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.4556 | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.4521 | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.4487 | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.445 | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.4413 | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.444 | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.435 | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.4292 | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.4271 | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.426 | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.4272 | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.4255 | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.4247 | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.4228 | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.421 | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.4208 | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.4179 | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.414 | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.4117 | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.405 | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.4039 | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.4265 | +5.6% |
| 1988 | 0.3929 | -7.9% |
| 1989 | 0.3923 | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.4064 | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 0.3869 | -4.8% |
| 1992 | 0.3839 | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.3795 | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.3772 | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.3729 | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.3709 | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.3688 | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.3664 | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.3642 | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.3632 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.3583 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3567 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3532 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3517 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.3485 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.3492 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.3442 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3399 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.3359 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3326 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3291 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3253 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.322 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3207 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3185 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.3151 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3128 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3081 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3041 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2972 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2971 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2921 | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.287 | -1.7% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 0.287 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.2097, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Chad's 0.287 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2002, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4843 | 0.467 | 0.502 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4555 | 0.445 | 0.4646 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4303 | 0.4228 | 0.444 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4106 | 0.3923 | 0.4265 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3777 | 0.3642 | 0.4064 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3501 | 0.3359 | 0.3632 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3188 | 0.3041 | 0.3326 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2934 | 0.287 | 0.2972 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chad
More poverty & inequality data for Chad
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 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 6.12 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 826.9 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 0.9276 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 5.67 (2018)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 5.7% (2018)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Chad?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Chad was 0.287 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 Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 0.502 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.287 in 2023.
- How does Chad rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Chad ranks 1st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chad 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.