Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.1986 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1986
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
29th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.3567
in 1950
All-time low
0.1986
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Zimbabwe, 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 Zimbabwe is 0.1986, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.3567 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1986, in 2023.
That places Zimbabwe 29th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.3567 | — |
| 1951 | 0.3522 | -1.3% |
| 1952 | 0.348 | -1.2% |
| 1953 | 0.344 | -1.1% |
| 1954 | 0.3401 | -1.1% |
| 1955 | 0.3365 | -1.1% |
| 1956 | 0.3328 | -1.1% |
| 1957 | 0.329 | -1.1% |
| 1958 | 0.3255 | -1.1% |
| 1959 | 0.3211 | -1.3% |
| 1960 | 0.3165 | -1.4% |
| 1961 | 0.3119 | -1.4% |
| 1962 | 0.3072 | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.3025 | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.2977 | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 0.2931 | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.2888 | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.2849 | -1.3% |
| 1968 | 0.2815 | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 0.2781 | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.2755 | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.2735 | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.2718 | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.2741 | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.2734 | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.2731 | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.2819 | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 0.2902 | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.3156 | +8.7% |
| 1979 | 0.3137 | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.2632 | -16.1% |
| 1981 | 0.2597 | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.2548 | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.2526 | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.2452 | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.2419 | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.2396 | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.2404 | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.2423 | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.2463 | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.2518 | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.2584 | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.2658 | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.2731 | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.2792 | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2847 | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2934 | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2913 | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.2927 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.2931 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.292 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2907 | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2891 | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2885 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2878 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2872 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2862 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2842 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2834 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2787 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2677 | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2595 | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2494 | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2406 | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2335 | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2263 | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2207 | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.217 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2123 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2113 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2018 | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2061 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2019 | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1986 | -1.6% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.1986 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1713, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.1986 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2002, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3386 | 0.3211 | 0.3567 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2962 | 0.2781 | 0.3165 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2843 | 0.2718 | 0.3156 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2486 | 0.2396 | 0.2632 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2783 | 0.2518 | 0.2934 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2868 | 0.2787 | 0.292 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2338 | 0.2113 | 0.2677 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2021 | 0.1986 | 0.2061 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More poverty & inequality data for Zimbabwe
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 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 3.72 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 743.9 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 -22.26 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 14.89 (2021)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 14.9% (2021)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Zimbabwe?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Zimbabwe was 0.1986 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3567 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1986 in 2023.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Zimbabwe ranks 29th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.