Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Iraq
Iraq: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.1279 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1279
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
111th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.4972
in 1950
All-time low
0.1279
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Iraq, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 0.1279 for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Iraq peaked at 0.4972 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1279, in 2023.
Iraq ranks 111th 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 Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.4972 | — |
| 1951 | 0.4796 | -3.5% |
| 1952 | 0.462 | -3.7% |
| 1953 | 0.4444 | -3.8% |
| 1954 | 0.4283 | -3.6% |
| 1955 | 0.4125 | -3.7% |
| 1956 | 0.3971 | -3.7% |
| 1957 | 0.3821 | -3.8% |
| 1958 | 0.3686 | -3.5% |
| 1959 | 0.3616 | -1.9% |
| 1960 | 0.3423 | -5.3% |
| 1961 | 0.3343 | -2.3% |
| 1962 | 0.323 | -3.4% |
| 1963 | 0.3146 | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.3046 | -3.2% |
| 1965 | 0.2939 | -3.5% |
| 1966 | 0.2846 | -3.2% |
| 1967 | 0.2722 | -4.4% |
| 1968 | 0.2663 | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 0.26 | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.2491 | -4.2% |
| 1971 | 0.2403 | -3.5% |
| 1972 | 0.235 | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 0.2298 | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 0.2496 | +8.6% |
| 1975 | 0.2448 | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.2168 | -11.4% |
| 1977 | 0.2134 | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.2104 | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.2078 | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.2551 | +22.8% |
| 1981 | 0.2784 | +9.2% |
| 1982 | 0.2753 | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.2722 | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.2696 | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.2669 | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.2645 | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.262 | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.2887 | +10.2% |
| 1989 | 0.2744 | -5.0% |
| 1990 | 0.2733 | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.2389 | -12.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1965 | -17.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1955 | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1962 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1967 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1956 | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1968 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1933 | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.192 | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1895 | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1865 | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1832 | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1989 | +8.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2041 | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2023 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2153 | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2114 | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1847 | -12.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1648 | -10.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1622 | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.159 | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.156 | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1554 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1497 | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1475 | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.17 | +15.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1559 | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1372 | -12.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1369 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1343 | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1336 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1303 | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1279 | -1.8% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 0.1279 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1323, 97% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 0.1279 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1073, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4234 | 0.3616 | 0.4972 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2996 | 0.26 | 0.3423 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2297 | 0.2078 | 0.2496 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2707 | 0.2551 | 0.2887 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2075 | 0.192 | 0.2733 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1941 | 0.1648 | 0.2153 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.153 | 0.1369 | 0.17 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1315 | 0.1279 | 0.1343 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More poverty & inequality data for Iraq
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 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 3.25 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,749 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 -7.71 % change on previous year (2023)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.558 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 20.3% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Iraq?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Iraq was 0.1279 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 Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4972 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1279 in 2023.
- How does Iraq rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Iraq ranks 111th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq 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.