Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Mauritius
Mauritius: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.1391 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1391
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
85th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.2712
in 1953
All-time low
0.132
in 2004
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Mauritius, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 0.1391 for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Mauritius peaked at 0.2712 in 1953 and was at its lowest, 0.132, in 2004.
Mauritius ranks 85th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.2692 | — |
| 1951 | 0.2646 | -1.7% |
| 1952 | 0.2674 | +1.1% |
| 1953 | 0.2712 | +1.4% |
| 1954 | 0.2656 | -2.0% |
| 1955 | 0.2526 | -4.9% |
| 1956 | 0.241 | -4.6% |
| 1957 | 0.2354 | -2.3% |
| 1958 | 0.2248 | -4.5% |
| 1959 | 0.2169 | -3.5% |
| 1960 | 0.2113 | -2.6% |
| 1961 | 0.2079 | -1.6% |
| 1962 | 0.2043 | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.201 | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 0.203 | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.2032 | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.2055 | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.2076 | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.2072 | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.2014 | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.1895 | -5.9% |
| 1971 | 0.1852 | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 0.1883 | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1896 | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.1867 | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.1773 | -5.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1756 | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1698 | -3.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1689 | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.1639 | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1608 | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.1559 | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1516 | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.1474 | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.1453 | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.1458 | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.1471 | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.1479 | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.1471 | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.146 | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.1451 | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.1438 | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.1427 | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1428 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1435 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1449 | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.1447 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1435 | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1419 | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1409 | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1395 | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1376 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1348 | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1337 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.132 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1326 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1336 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1352 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1357 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1353 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1359 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1355 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1342 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.133 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1328 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.133 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1335 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.134 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1356 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1406 | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1444 | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.138 | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1395 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1391 | -0.2% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 0.1391 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1323, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 0.1391 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2002, 69% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2509 | 0.2169 | 0.2712 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2052 | 0.201 | 0.2113 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1795 | 0.1639 | 0.1896 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1495 | 0.1453 | 0.1608 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1434 | 0.1409 | 0.1451 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.135 | 0.132 | 0.1395 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1348 | 0.1328 | 0.1406 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1403 | 0.138 | 0.1444 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More poverty & inequality data for Mauritius
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 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 1.24 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 11,643 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 25.91 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 21.14 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 21.1% (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 Mauritius?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Mauritius was 0.1391 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 Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2712 in 1953.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.132 in 2004.
- How does Mauritius rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Mauritius ranks 85th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius 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.