Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males in China
China: Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males was 0.1012 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1012
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
171st
of 229 countries
All-time high
0.4906
in 1960
All-time low
0.1012
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males in China, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
China recorded 0.1012 for gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males in China peaked at 0.4906 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.1012, in 2023.
China ranks 171st of 229 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.
Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.3731 | — |
| 1951 | 0.366 | -1.9% |
| 1952 | 0.3582 | -2.1% |
| 1953 | 0.3533 | -1.4% |
| 1954 | 0.3455 | -2.2% |
| 1955 | 0.3396 | -1.7% |
| 1956 | 0.3337 | -1.7% |
| 1957 | 0.328 | -1.7% |
| 1958 | 0.3232 | -1.5% |
| 1959 | 0.4158 | +28.7% |
| 1960 | 0.4906 | +18.0% |
| 1961 | 0.4165 | -15.1% |
| 1962 | 0.3011 | -27.7% |
| 1963 | 0.295 | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.289 | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 0.2832 | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 0.2775 | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.2714 | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 0.2648 | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.2582 | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 0.2513 | -2.7% |
| 1971 | 0.2441 | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 0.2374 | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.2308 | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 0.2249 | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.2191 | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 0.2162 | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.2065 | -4.5% |
| 1978 | 0.2013 | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 0.1966 | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1926 | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1887 | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1854 | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.1824 | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.1799 | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.1778 | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.176 | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1743 | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1728 | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.1712 | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1696 | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1676 | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1654 | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.1633 | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1612 | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1588 | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.156 | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1532 | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1504 | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1475 | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1447 | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1418 | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1389 | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.136 | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1332 | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1306 | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1281 | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1255 | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1248 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1213 | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1192 | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1175 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1156 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1139 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1123 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1107 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1093 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1086 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1065 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1051 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1049 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1034 | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1021 | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1012 | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3536 | 0.3232 | 0.4158 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3147 | 0.2582 | 0.4906 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2228 | 0.1966 | 0.2513 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1801 | 0.1712 | 0.1926 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1593 | 0.1475 | 0.1696 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1325 | 0.1213 | 0.1447 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1119 | 0.1051 | 0.1192 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1029 | 0.1012 | 0.1049 | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for China
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 7 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 0.999 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 6,418 (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 0.5767 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 22.1 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 22.1 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 4.15 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.132 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males in China?
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males in China was 0.1012 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4906 in 1960.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1012 in 2023.
- How does China rank for gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males?
- China ranks 171st out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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