Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in United States of America
United States of America: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.1179 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1179
Change on year
down 5.2%
World rank
131st
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.2343
in 1934
All-time low
0.1146
in 2013
Years of data
91
1933–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in United States of America, 1933–2023
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 United States of America stood at 0.1179.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.2% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in United States of America peaked at 0.2343 in 1934 and was at its lowest, 0.1146, in 2013.
That places United States of America 131st 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 91 years of available data.
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in United States of America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1933 | 0.2257 | — |
| 1934 | 0.2343 | +3.8% |
| 1935 | 0.2267 | -3.3% |
| 1936 | 0.2276 | +0.4% |
| 1937 | 0.2234 | -1.9% |
| 1938 | 0.2133 | -4.5% |
| 1939 | 0.2043 | -4.2% |
| 1940 | 0.2019 | -1.2% |
| 1941 | 0.2001 | -0.9% |
| 1942 | 0.1951 | -2.5% |
| 1943 | 0.1938 | -0.7% |
| 1944 | 0.1926 | -0.6% |
| 1945 | 0.1889 | -1.9% |
| 1946 | 0.1858 | -1.6% |
| 1947 | 0.1737 | -6.5% |
| 1948 | 0.1713 | -1.4% |
| 1949 | 0.1691 | -1.3% |
| 1950 | 0.165 | -2.4% |
| 1951 | 0.1653 | +0.1% |
| 1952 | 0.1655 | +0.1% |
| 1953 | 0.1625 | -1.8% |
| 1954 | 0.1589 | -2.3% |
| 1955 | 0.1572 | -1.1% |
| 1956 | 0.1564 | -0.5% |
| 1957 | 0.1566 | +0.2% |
| 1958 | 0.1552 | -0.9% |
| 1959 | 0.1549 | -0.2% |
| 1960 | 0.1543 | -0.4% |
| 1961 | 0.1522 | -1.4% |
| 1962 | 0.1519 | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.1521 | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.1529 | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.152 | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.1523 | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.1514 | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.1524 | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.1524 | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1514 | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.1486 | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 0.1473 | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.1466 | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.1444 | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.1425 | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1398 | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.1392 | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1381 | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1374 | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.1362 | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.1341 | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.1319 | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.1295 | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.1292 | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1293 | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.1303 | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1299 | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.1301 | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1305 | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.13 | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1295 | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1284 | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.1284 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1282 | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1269 | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1234 | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1203 | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1188 | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1178 | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1177 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1181 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1181 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1184 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1179 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1183 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1185 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.118 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1168 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1162 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1146 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1146 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1146 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1146 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1151 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1165 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1189 | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1192 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1186 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1187 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1246 | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1309 | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1243 | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1179 | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0.2222 | 0.2043 | 0.2343 | 7 |
| 1940s | 0.1872 | 0.1691 | 0.2019 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1597 | 0.1549 | 0.1655 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1524 | 0.1514 | 0.1543 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1435 | 0.1374 | 0.1514 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1311 | 0.1292 | 0.1362 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1252 | 0.1178 | 0.13 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1178 | 0.1162 | 0.1185 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1165 | 0.1146 | 0.1192 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1244 | 0.1179 | 0.1309 | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for United States of America
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 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 1.62 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 8,414 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 1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 24.85 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 24.8% (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 States of America?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in United States of America was 0.1179 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 States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2343 in 1934.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1146 in 2013.
- How does United States of America rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- United States of America ranks 131st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States of America 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.