Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Mexico
Mexico: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.1456 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1456
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
77th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.4029
in 1950
All-time low
0.1435
in 2015
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Mexico, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Mexico stood at 0.1456.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Mexico peaked at 0.4029 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1435, in 2015.
That places Mexico 77th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.4029 | — |
| 1951 | 0.3927 | -2.5% |
| 1952 | 0.3824 | -2.6% |
| 1953 | 0.3697 | -3.3% |
| 1954 | 0.3581 | -3.1% |
| 1955 | 0.3466 | -3.2% |
| 1956 | 0.3375 | -2.6% |
| 1957 | 0.3291 | -2.5% |
| 1958 | 0.3219 | -2.2% |
| 1959 | 0.3139 | -2.5% |
| 1960 | 0.3061 | -2.5% |
| 1961 | 0.297 | -3.0% |
| 1962 | 0.2903 | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.2853 | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 0.2815 | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.2765 | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 0.2713 | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 0.2676 | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 0.2642 | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 0.2602 | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 0.2546 | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.2498 | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 0.2454 | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.243 | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.2394 | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.2364 | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.2341 | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.2319 | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.2302 | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.2274 | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.2249 | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.2214 | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.2159 | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.2111 | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.2062 | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.2027 | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.1983 | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.1945 | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1909 | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.1879 | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.1846 | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.1818 | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1789 | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1763 | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1731 | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1696 | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1661 | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1633 | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1608 | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1579 | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1548 | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1521 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.15 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1479 | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1466 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1454 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1447 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.145 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1469 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1487 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1496 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1487 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1472 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1451 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1435 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1435 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1452 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1482 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1495 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1489 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1534 | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1552 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1507 | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1456 | -3.4% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 0.1456 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1323, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 0.1456 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1265, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3555 | 0.3139 | 0.4029 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.28 | 0.2602 | 0.3061 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2392 | 0.2274 | 0.2546 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2054 | 0.1879 | 0.2249 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1713 | 0.1579 | 0.1846 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1482 | 0.1447 | 0.1548 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1469 | 0.1435 | 0.1496 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1512 | 0.1456 | 0.1552 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More poverty & inequality data for Mexico
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 5 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 1.91 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,262 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 7.9 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 14.27 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 14.3% (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 Mexico?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Mexico was 0.1456 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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4029 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1435 in 2015.
- How does Mexico rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Mexico ranks 77th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico 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.