Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males in Malawi
Malawi: Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males was 0.1766 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1766
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
44th
of 229 countries
All-time high
0.5496
in 1950
All-time low
0.1766
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males in Malawi, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males in Malawi is 0.1766, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males in Malawi peaked at 0.5496 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1766, in 2023.
Malawi ranks 44th 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 Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.5496 | — |
| 1951 | 0.5478 | -0.3% |
| 1952 | 0.546 | -0.3% |
| 1953 | 0.544 | -0.4% |
| 1954 | 0.5421 | -0.3% |
| 1955 | 0.5395 | -0.5% |
| 1956 | 0.5369 | -0.5% |
| 1957 | 0.5343 | -0.5% |
| 1958 | 0.5312 | -0.6% |
| 1959 | 0.528 | -0.6% |
| 1960 | 0.5259 | -0.4% |
| 1961 | 0.5235 | -0.5% |
| 1962 | 0.5215 | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.5194 | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.5182 | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.5169 | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.5153 | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.5137 | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.5114 | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.5087 | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.5048 | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.4975 | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.4915 | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.4842 | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.4758 | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.4674 | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.4583 | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.4491 | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.4392 | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.4308 | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.4237 | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.4185 | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.4153 | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.4136 | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.4141 | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.4155 | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.4168 | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.418 | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.4179 | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.4159 | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.4122 | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.4087 | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.4033 | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.3989 | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.3935 | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.389 | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.3842 | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.3792 | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.3736 | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.3649 | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.3532 | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 0.3409 | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3295 | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.3155 | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3021 | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2906 | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2799 | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2704 | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2622 | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2544 | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2467 | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.239 | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2313 | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2247 | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.2178 | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2123 | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2059 | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2006 | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1982 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1932 | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1877 | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1881 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1828 | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1766 | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.5399 | 0.528 | 0.5496 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5174 | 0.5087 | 0.5259 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4699 | 0.4308 | 0.5048 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4169 | 0.4136 | 0.4237 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3908 | 0.3649 | 0.4122 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2999 | 0.2544 | 0.3532 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.217 | 0.1932 | 0.2467 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1838 | 0.1766 | 0.1881 | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Malawi
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 3.65 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,857 (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 -4.49 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 15.06 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 15.06 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 11.53 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.581 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males in Malawi?
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males in Malawi was 0.1766 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5496 in 1950.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1766 in 2023.
- How does Malawi rank for gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males?
- Malawi ranks 44th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi 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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