Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Ukraine
Ukraine: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.1647 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Ukraine, 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 Ukraine is 0.1647, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Ukraine peaked at 0.2439 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1302, in 2021.
Ukraine ranks 53rd 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 Ukraine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.2439 | — |
| 1951 | 0.2421 | -0.8% |
| 1952 | 0.2334 | -3.6% |
| 1953 | 0.2228 | -4.5% |
| 1954 | 0.2117 | -5.0% |
| 1955 | 0.2003 | -5.3% |
| 1956 | 0.19 | -5.1% |
| 1957 | 0.1815 | -4.5% |
| 1958 | 0.1762 | -2.9% |
| 1959 | 0.1684 | -4.4% |
| 1960 | 0.1622 | -3.7% |
| 1961 | 0.1569 | -3.3% |
| 1962 | 0.1542 | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.1519 | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.1499 | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.1487 | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.1492 | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.15 | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.1519 | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 0.153 | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.1532 | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.1527 | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.1522 | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.153 | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.1546 | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1564 | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1584 | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.1591 | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.1605 | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.1605 | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1606 | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1599 | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.1591 | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1582 | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.1558 | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.1521 | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.1479 | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1462 | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.1477 | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1495 | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1524 | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.1554 | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1583 | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.1611 | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1643 | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1665 | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1662 | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1634 | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1617 | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1619 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1631 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1634 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1623 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1617 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1618 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.162 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1633 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.163 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1602 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1539 | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1478 | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1452 | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1439 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1437 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1455 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.143 | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1411 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1409 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1386 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1373 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1313 | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1302 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1668 | +28.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1647 | -1.2% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 0.1647 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1323, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 0.1647 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.098, 1.7× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Ukraine changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +28.1% | 0.1302 | 0.1668 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.207 | 0.1684 | 0.2439 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1528 | 0.1487 | 0.1622 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1561 | 0.1522 | 0.1605 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1537 | 0.1462 | 0.1606 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1611 | 0.1524 | 0.1665 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1615 | 0.1539 | 0.1634 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1427 | 0.1373 | 0.1478 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1483 | 0.1302 | 0.1668 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
More poverty & inequality data for Ukraine
- 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 0.977 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,148 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -7.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 31.4 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 31.4% (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 Ukraine?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Ukraine was 0.1647 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 Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2439 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1302 in 2021.
- How does Ukraine rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Ukraine ranks 53rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ukraine 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.