Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in India
India: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.1407 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1407
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
83rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.4195
in 1950
All-time low
0.1407
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in India, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
India recorded 0.1407 for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in India peaked at 0.4195 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1407, in 2023.
India ranks 83rd of 236 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.
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.4195 | — |
| 1951 | 0.4147 | -1.1% |
| 1952 | 0.4092 | -1.3% |
| 1953 | 0.4054 | -0.9% |
| 1954 | 0.3968 | -2.1% |
| 1955 | 0.3915 | -1.3% |
| 1956 | 0.387 | -1.1% |
| 1957 | 0.3836 | -0.9% |
| 1958 | 0.3796 | -1.0% |
| 1959 | 0.3747 | -1.3% |
| 1960 | 0.3711 | -1.0% |
| 1961 | 0.3689 | -0.6% |
| 1962 | 0.3659 | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.3629 | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.3602 | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.3724 | +3.4% |
| 1966 | 0.3693 | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.3663 | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.3488 | -4.8% |
| 1969 | 0.3456 | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.3425 | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.3395 | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.3367 | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.3326 | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.3266 | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.3216 | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.3162 | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.3108 | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.3046 | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.2985 | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.2925 | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.2865 | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.2807 | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.2751 | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.2697 | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.2646 | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.2597 | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.2552 | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.251 | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.247 | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.2434 | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.2399 | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.2365 | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.2336 | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.2304 | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.2275 | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.2247 | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2218 | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.219 | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.216 | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.2127 | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.2098 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2062 | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2028 | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1996 | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1959 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1923 | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1888 | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1853 | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1818 | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1783 | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1749 | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1716 | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1684 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1651 | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1619 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1588 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1559 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.153 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1503 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1456 | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1474 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1429 | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1407 | -1.6% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.1407 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1713, 82% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- India's 0.1407 is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.1308, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3962 | 0.3747 | 0.4195 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3631 | 0.3456 | 0.3724 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3229 | 0.2985 | 0.3425 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2682 | 0.247 | 0.2925 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2293 | 0.216 | 0.2434 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1975 | 0.1818 | 0.2127 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1638 | 0.1503 | 0.1783 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1441 | 0.1407 | 0.1474 | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
More poverty & inequality data for India
- 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 1.98 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,632 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 0.8468 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 17.32 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 17.3% (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 India?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in India was 0.1407 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4195 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1407 in 2023.
- How does India rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- India ranks 83rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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.