Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Israel
Israel: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.098 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.098
Change on year
up 10.5%
World rank
183rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.1767
in 1956
All-time low
0.0887
in 2022
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Israel, 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 Israel is 0.098, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 10.5% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Israel peaked at 0.1767 in 1956 and was at its lowest, 0.0887, in 2022.
That places Israel 183rd 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 Israel, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.1604 | — |
| 1951 | 0.1671 | +4.2% |
| 1952 | 0.1718 | +2.8% |
| 1953 | 0.174 | +1.3% |
| 1954 | 0.1719 | -1.2% |
| 1955 | 0.1644 | -4.4% |
| 1956 | 0.1767 | +7.4% |
| 1957 | 0.1746 | -1.2% |
| 1958 | 0.1587 | -9.1% |
| 1959 | 0.1512 | -4.7% |
| 1960 | 0.1554 | +2.8% |
| 1961 | 0.1474 | -5.2% |
| 1962 | 0.1508 | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 0.1433 | -5.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1451 | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.1436 | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.1386 | -3.5% |
| 1967 | 0.1398 | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.1465 | +4.8% |
| 1969 | 0.1446 | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.1403 | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1344 | -4.2% |
| 1972 | 0.1334 | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.1338 | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.1385 | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 0.1381 | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1309 | -5.2% |
| 1977 | 0.1279 | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1286 | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.1244 | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1221 | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.1208 | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.118 | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.1196 | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1173 | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.1153 | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.1139 | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.1145 | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.1132 | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.11 | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.1088 | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.1087 | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1096 | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1089 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1076 | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1076 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1062 | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1071 | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1069 | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1045 | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1065 | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1056 | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1059 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1031 | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1022 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1007 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1003 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0979 | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0991 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0972 | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0973 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0949 | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0942 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0933 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.093 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0922 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0927 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0907 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0919 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0914 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0899 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0919 | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0887 | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 0.098 | +10.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1671 | 0.1512 | 0.1767 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1455 | 0.1386 | 0.1554 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.133 | 0.1244 | 0.1403 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1165 | 0.11 | 0.1221 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1076 | 0.1045 | 0.1096 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1019 | 0.0972 | 0.1065 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0932 | 0.0907 | 0.0973 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0921 | 0.0887 | 0.098 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More poverty & inequality data for Israel
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 7 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 2.83 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,551 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 38.31 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 29.81 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 29.8% (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 Israel?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Israel was 0.098 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 Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1767 in 1956.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0887 in 2022.
- How does Israel rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Israel ranks 183rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Israel 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.