Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males in Kenya
Kenya: Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males was 0.196 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.196
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
30th
of 229 countries
All-time high
0.4879
in 1950
All-time low
0.196
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males in Kenya, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 0.196 for gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males in Kenya peaked at 0.4879 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.196, in 2023.
Kenya ranks 30th of 229 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.4879 | — |
| 1951 | 0.4748 | -2.7% |
| 1952 | 0.4677 | -1.5% |
| 1953 | 0.455 | -2.7% |
| 1954 | 0.442 | -2.9% |
| 1955 | 0.4289 | -3.0% |
| 1956 | 0.4156 | -3.1% |
| 1957 | 0.3951 | -4.9% |
| 1958 | 0.3827 | -3.1% |
| 1959 | 0.3714 | -2.9% |
| 1960 | 0.3613 | -2.7% |
| 1961 | 0.3523 | -2.5% |
| 1962 | 0.3442 | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.3373 | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 0.3316 | -1.7% |
| 1965 | 0.326 | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.3209 | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.3163 | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 0.3123 | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 0.3082 | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.3042 | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.3006 | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.2962 | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.2918 | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.2869 | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.2814 | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.2763 | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.2713 | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.266 | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.2611 | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.2566 | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.252 | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.249 | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.2445 | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.2416 | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.2398 | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.2401 | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.2415 | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.2452 | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.2482 | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.2568 | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 0.261 | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.2665 | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.269 | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2713 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.2714 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2707 | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.2702 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2685 | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.2647 | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.2604 | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.2559 | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2523 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2458 | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2404 | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.235 | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2303 | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2275 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2239 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2188 | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.215 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.212 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2098 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2081 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2062 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2043 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2025 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2012 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2003 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1994 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2038 | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2003 | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1967 | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.196 | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4321 | 0.3714 | 0.4879 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.331 | 0.3082 | 0.3613 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2836 | 0.2611 | 0.3042 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2458 | 0.2398 | 0.2566 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.267 | 0.2568 | 0.2714 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.239 | 0.2188 | 0.2604 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2059 | 0.1994 | 0.215 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1992 | 0.196 | 0.2038 | 4 |
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- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 3 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 3.21 (2023)
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- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 18.96 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 16.07 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 16.07 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males in Kenya?
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males in Kenya was 0.196 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4879 in 1950.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.196 in 2023.
- How does Kenya rank for gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males?
- Kenya ranks 30th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya 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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