Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Czechia
Czechia: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.0969 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0969
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
185th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.1981
in 1950
All-time low
0.0967
in 2020
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Czechia, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Czechia recorded 0.0969 for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Czechia peaked at 0.1981 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.0967, in 2020.
That places Czechia 185th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Czechia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.1981 | — |
| 1951 | 0.187 | -5.6% |
| 1952 | 0.1703 | -8.9% |
| 1953 | 0.1568 | -7.9% |
| 1954 | 0.1502 | -4.2% |
| 1955 | 0.1486 | -1.1% |
| 1956 | 0.1434 | -3.5% |
| 1957 | 0.144 | +0.4% |
| 1958 | 0.1391 | -3.4% |
| 1959 | 0.1372 | -1.3% |
| 1960 | 0.1374 | +0.2% |
| 1961 | 0.1365 | -0.7% |
| 1962 | 0.1361 | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.1376 | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.1346 | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 0.1391 | +3.3% |
| 1966 | 0.1382 | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.1374 | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.1401 | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1417 | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.1386 | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 0.1386 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1363 | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1359 | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1325 | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.1327 | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.132 | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.1315 | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1305 | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1285 | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.1295 | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.1285 | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.1272 | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1279 | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.1263 | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1248 | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1247 | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1243 | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.1229 | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1219 | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.1256 | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1235 | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1238 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1208 | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1202 | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1187 | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1161 | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1167 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1137 | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1126 | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1119 | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1108 | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1106 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1097 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1092 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1078 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1069 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1074 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1064 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1046 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1041 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1036 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1023 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1014 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1002 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0993 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0992 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0993 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0997 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0991 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0967 | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0997 | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0982 | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0969 | -1.3% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 0.0969 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0966, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 0.0969 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.098, 99% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1575 | 0.1372 | 0.1981 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1379 | 0.1346 | 0.1417 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1337 | 0.1285 | 0.1386 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1258 | 0.1219 | 0.1295 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1192 | 0.1126 | 0.1256 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1085 | 0.1046 | 0.1119 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1008 | 0.0991 | 0.1041 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0979 | 0.0967 | 0.0997 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More poverty & inequality data for Czechia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 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 1.45 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 6,070 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 2.37 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 33.7 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 33.7% (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 Czechia?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Czechia was 0.0969 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 Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1981 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0967 in 2020.
- How does Czechia rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Czechia ranks 185th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Czechia 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.