Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males was 0.1986 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1986
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
29th
of 229 countries
All-time high
0.3567
in 1950
All-time low
0.1986
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males in Zimbabwe, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 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, gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.3567 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1986, in 2023.
That places Zimbabwe 29th out of 229 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.
Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 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% |
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 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Zimbabwe
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 3.72 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 743.9 (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 revenues vs income inequality 14.89 (2021)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 16.3 % change on previous year (2021)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.519 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males in Zimbabwe?
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males in Zimbabwe was 0.1986 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3567 in 1950.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1986 in 2023.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males?
- Zimbabwe ranks 29th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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