Inequality in life expectancy in Indonesia
Indonesia: Inequality in life expectancy was 0.1252 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Inequality in life expectancy in Indonesia, 2010–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Indonesia recorded 0.1252 for inequality in life expectancy in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality in life expectancy in Indonesia peaked at 0.1807 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.1252, in 2023.
That places Indonesia 80th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Inequality in life expectancy in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.1807 | — |
| 2011 | 0.1749 | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1715 | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1664 | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1614 | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1583 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1537 | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1476 | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1442 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1395 | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1348 | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1312 | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1287 | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1252 | -2.7% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 0.1252 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.093, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 0.1252 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1177, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1598 | 0.1395 | 0.1807 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.13 | 0.1252 | 0.1348 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More health data for Indonesia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4924 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 16,463 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 50 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.5792 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0376 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5519 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0397 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality in life expectancy in Indonesia?
- Inequality in life expectancy in Indonesia was 0.1252 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality in life expectancy recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1807 in 2010.
- What is the lowest inequality in life expectancy recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1252 in 2023.
- How does Indonesia rank for inequality in life expectancy?
- Indonesia ranks 80th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality in life expectancy rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality in life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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