Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Malta
Malta: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.0845 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0845
Change on year
down 6.8%
World rank
215th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.1888
in 1950
All-time low
0.0845
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Malta, 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 Malta is 0.0845, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.8% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Malta peaked at 0.1888 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.0845, in 2023.
That places Malta 215th 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 Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.1888 | — |
| 1951 | 0.1842 | -2.4% |
| 1952 | 0.1823 | -1.1% |
| 1953 | 0.1789 | -1.8% |
| 1954 | 0.1787 | -0.1% |
| 1955 | 0.1627 | -9.0% |
| 1956 | 0.1552 | -4.6% |
| 1957 | 0.1469 | -5.4% |
| 1958 | 0.1443 | -1.8% |
| 1959 | 0.1421 | -1.5% |
| 1960 | 0.1404 | -1.2% |
| 1961 | 0.1399 | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 0.1366 | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.1351 | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.1341 | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.1332 | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.1301 | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 0.1287 | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 0.1279 | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.1267 | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.123 | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 0.1234 | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.1206 | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1164 | -3.5% |
| 1974 | 0.115 | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.1151 | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1142 | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.1131 | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1142 | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1115 | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.1101 | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1105 | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.1091 | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.107 | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.1069 | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.1068 | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.1024 | -4.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1012 | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0998 | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0991 | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.1001 | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.1006 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0997 | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.1004 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0993 | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1056 | +6.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0962 | -8.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0933 | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0945 | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0948 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0851 | -10.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0908 | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0899 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0912 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0894 | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0896 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0918 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0925 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1002 | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0904 | -9.8% |
| 2010 | 0.095 | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0906 | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0911 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0887 | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.092 | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0924 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0948 | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0942 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0924 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0852 | -7.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0875 | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0894 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0907 | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0845 | -6.8% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.0845 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0966, 87% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.0845 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1073, 79% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1664 | 0.1421 | 0.1888 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1333 | 0.1267 | 0.1404 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1166 | 0.1115 | 0.1234 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1053 | 0.0991 | 0.1105 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0985 | 0.0933 | 0.1056 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0911 | 0.0851 | 0.1002 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0916 | 0.0852 | 0.095 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.088 | 0.0845 | 0.0907 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More poverty & inequality data for Malta
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 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 1.1 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,880 kg per hectare (2017)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2017)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2017)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 32.81 (2009)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 32.8% (2009)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2009)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Malta?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Malta was 0.0845 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 Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1888 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0845 in 2023.
- How does Malta rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Malta ranks 215th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta 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.