Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Kenya
Kenya: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.196 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.196
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
30th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.4879
in 1950
All-time low
0.196
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Kenya, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 0.196 for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men 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, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Kenya peaked at 0.4879 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.196, in 2023.
Kenya ranks 30th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 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% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.196 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1713, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.196 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2002, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More poverty & inequality data for Kenya
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 3 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 3.21 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,758 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 18.96 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 16.07 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 16.1% (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 Kenya?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Kenya was 0.196 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4879 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.196 in 2023.
- How does Kenya rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Kenya ranks 30th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men 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 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.