Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.0966 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0966
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
188th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.266
in 1922
All-time low
0.0942
in 2015
Years of data
102
1922–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in United Kingdom, 1922–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 0.0966 for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in 2023.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in United Kingdom peaked at 0.266 in 1922 and was at its lowest, 0.0942, in 2015.
United Kingdom ranks 188th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 102 years of available data.
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1922 | 0.266 | — |
| 1923 | 0.2469 | -7.2% |
| 1924 | 0.2576 | +4.3% |
| 1925 | 0.2547 | -1.1% |
| 1926 | 0.2451 | -3.8% |
| 1927 | 0.2465 | +0.6% |
| 1928 | 0.2408 | -2.3% |
| 1929 | 0.2564 | +6.5% |
| 1930 | 0.2333 | -9.0% |
| 1931 | 0.2372 | +1.6% |
| 1932 | 0.2315 | -2.4% |
| 1933 | 0.2295 | -0.9% |
| 1934 | 0.226 | -1.5% |
| 1935 | 0.2177 | -3.7% |
| 1936 | 0.2191 | +0.6% |
| 1937 | 0.216 | -1.4% |
| 1938 | 0.2071 | -4.1% |
| 1939 | 0.1981 | -4.4% |
| 1940 | 0.2244 | +13.3% |
| 1941 | 0.2359 | +5.1% |
| 1942 | 0.2153 | -8.7% |
| 1943 | 0.2117 | -1.7% |
| 1944 | 0.2075 | -2.0% |
| 1945 | 0.1932 | -6.9% |
| 1946 | 0.183 | -5.3% |
| 1947 | 0.175 | -4.4% |
| 1948 | 0.1609 | -8.0% |
| 1949 | 0.1553 | -3.5% |
| 1950 | 0.1494 | -3.8% |
| 1951 | 0.1473 | -1.4% |
| 1952 | 0.1439 | -2.3% |
| 1953 | 0.1411 | -2.0% |
| 1954 | 0.1376 | -2.4% |
| 1955 | 0.1364 | -0.9% |
| 1956 | 0.134 | -1.7% |
| 1957 | 0.1354 | +1.1% |
| 1958 | 0.1327 | -2.1% |
| 1959 | 0.1323 | -0.3% |
| 1960 | 0.1332 | +0.7% |
| 1961 | 0.132 | -0.8% |
| 1962 | 0.1318 | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.1309 | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.1315 | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.1299 | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 0.1292 | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.1274 | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 0.1262 | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.1268 | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.1266 | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.1259 | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.1242 | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1245 | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1234 | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1215 | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1197 | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.1194 | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1192 | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.1179 | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1162 | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.1146 | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.1132 | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.112 | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1113 | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.1098 | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.1102 | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1102 | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1102 | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1083 | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.1088 | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1074 | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1056 | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1045 | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1046 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1043 | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1043 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1034 | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1032 | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1027 | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1021 | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1017 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1014 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1003 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0997 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.099 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1002 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0997 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0992 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0984 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.097 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0962 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0944 | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0944 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0944 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0942 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0949 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0943 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0954 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0952 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0959 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0982 | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0978 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0966 | -1.2% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 0.0966 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0966, 100% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 0.0966 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.098, 99% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.2517 | 0.2408 | 0.266 | 8 |
| 1930s | 0.2215 | 0.1981 | 0.2372 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1962 | 0.1553 | 0.2359 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.139 | 0.1323 | 0.1494 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1299 | 0.1262 | 0.1332 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1222 | 0.1179 | 0.1266 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1116 | 0.1083 | 0.1162 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1049 | 0.1027 | 0.1088 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1002 | 0.0984 | 0.1021 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.095 | 0.0942 | 0.097 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0971 | 0.0959 | 0.0982 | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 185 Czechia 0.0969 compare
- 186 Croatia 0.0966 compare
- 187 France 0.0966 compare
- 189 Wallis and Futuna 0.0963 compare
- 190 Saint Martin (French part) 0.0954 compare
- 191 North Macedonia 0.0953 compare
More poverty & inequality data for United Kingdom
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 6 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 1.56 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 7,138 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 -7.54 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 34.91 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 34.9% (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 United Kingdom?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in United Kingdom was 0.0966 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 United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 0.266 in 1922.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0942 in 2015.
- How does United Kingdom rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- United Kingdom ranks 188th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.