Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Ghana
Ghana: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.1991 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1991
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
28th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.4242
in 1950
All-time low
0.1991
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Ghana, 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 Ghana is 0.1991, measured 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 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Ghana peaked at 0.4242 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1991, in 2023.
Ghana ranks 28th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.4242 | — |
| 1951 | 0.4187 | -1.3% |
| 1952 | 0.4142 | -1.1% |
| 1953 | 0.4094 | -1.2% |
| 1954 | 0.4044 | -1.2% |
| 1955 | 0.4004 | -1.0% |
| 1956 | 0.3965 | -1.0% |
| 1957 | 0.3925 | -1.0% |
| 1958 | 0.3897 | -0.7% |
| 1959 | 0.3865 | -0.8% |
| 1960 | 0.3842 | -0.6% |
| 1961 | 0.3822 | -0.5% |
| 1962 | 0.38 | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.3787 | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.378 | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.3774 | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.3772 | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.3769 | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.3765 | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.3759 | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.3751 | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.374 | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.3707 | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.3675 | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.3632 | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.3589 | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.3544 | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.3505 | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.3464 | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.3429 | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.34 | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.3373 | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.3358 | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.3324 | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.3281 | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.3235 | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.3179 | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.312 | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.306 | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.3 | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.2946 | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.2904 | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.2863 | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.2832 | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.2832 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2786 | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.2757 | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2729 | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.27 | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2671 | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2638 | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2608 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2576 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2544 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2515 | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2482 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.245 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2421 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2393 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2361 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.233 | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2303 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2269 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2235 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2202 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.217 | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.214 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2113 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2088 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2066 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2038 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.204 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2008 | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1991 | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4036 | 0.3865 | 0.4242 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3787 | 0.3759 | 0.3842 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3603 | 0.3429 | 0.3751 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3233 | 0.3 | 0.34 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2802 | 0.2671 | 0.2946 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2499 | 0.2361 | 0.2638 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2191 | 0.2066 | 0.233 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2019 | 0.1991 | 0.204 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More poverty & inequality data for Ghana
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.4 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,688 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 10.43 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 13.54 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 13.5% (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 3.36 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.514 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Ghana?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Ghana was 0.1991 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4242 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1991 in 2023.
- How does Ghana rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Ghana ranks 28th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana 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.