Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males in Japan
Japan: Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males was 0.0856 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0856
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
206th
of 229 countries
All-time high
0.3093
in 1947
All-time low
0.0856
in 2023
Years of data
77
1947–2023
Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males in Japan, 1947–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Japan recorded 0.0856 for gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 77 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males in Japan peaked at 0.3093 in 1947 and was at its lowest, 0.0856, in 2023.
Japan ranks 206th of 229 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 77 years of available data.
Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 0.3093 | — |
| 1948 | 0.2627 | -15.1% |
| 1949 | 0.2547 | -3.0% |
| 1950 | 0.2344 | -8.0% |
| 1951 | 0.2204 | -6.0% |
| 1952 | 0.2018 | -8.5% |
| 1953 | 0.194 | -3.9% |
| 1954 | 0.1906 | -1.8% |
| 1955 | 0.1796 | -5.7% |
| 1956 | 0.1766 | -1.7% |
| 1957 | 0.1733 | -1.9% |
| 1958 | 0.1677 | -3.2% |
| 1959 | 0.1637 | -2.4% |
| 1960 | 0.158 | -3.5% |
| 1961 | 0.1538 | -2.7% |
| 1962 | 0.1472 | -4.3% |
| 1963 | 0.1435 | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 0.1395 | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 0.1353 | -3.1% |
| 1966 | 0.1333 | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.1312 | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 0.1285 | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.1276 | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.1264 | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.1244 | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.1232 | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1209 | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.1179 | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.1159 | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.1138 | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.113 | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.1117 | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.1106 | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1089 | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.108 | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.1077 | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.1074 | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1066 | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.1049 | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.1045 | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1035 | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1022 | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.1017 | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1013 | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1008 | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1013 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.1006 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1005 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1003 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0997 | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0987 | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1004 | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0995 | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.099 | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0984 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0977 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0976 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.097 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0963 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0955 | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0947 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0939 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0937 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0928 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0935 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0906 | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0901 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0897 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0885 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0879 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0871 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0868 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0867 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0872 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0867 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.086 | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0856 | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.2756 | 0.2547 | 0.3093 | 3 |
| 1950s | 0.1902 | 0.1637 | 0.2344 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1398 | 0.1276 | 0.158 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1178 | 0.1106 | 0.1264 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1055 | 0.1017 | 0.1089 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1003 | 0.0987 | 0.1013 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0964 | 0.0937 | 0.099 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0894 | 0.0867 | 0.0935 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0864 | 0.0856 | 0.0872 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More poverty & inequality data for Japan
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 5 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.21 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 6,245 (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 -1.18 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 34.86 (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 34.86 (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 2.58 % change on previous year (2022)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.059 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males in Japan?
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males in Japan was 0.0856 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3093 in 1947.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0856 in 2023.
- How does Japan rank for gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males?
- Japan ranks 206th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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