Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in Madagascar
Madagascar: Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality was 0.1948 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1948
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
16th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.4152
in 1950
All-time low
0.1948
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in Madagascar, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in Madagascar is 0.1948, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in Madagascar peaked at 0.4152 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1948, in 2023.
That places Madagascar 16th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.4152 | — |
| 1951 | 0.4134 | -0.4% |
| 1952 | 0.4095 | -1.0% |
| 1953 | 0.4065 | -0.7% |
| 1954 | 0.4029 | -0.9% |
| 1955 | 0.3999 | -0.7% |
| 1956 | 0.396 | -1.0% |
| 1957 | 0.3921 | -1.0% |
| 1958 | 0.3886 | -0.9% |
| 1959 | 0.3846 | -1.0% |
| 1960 | 0.381 | -0.9% |
| 1961 | 0.3773 | -1.0% |
| 1962 | 0.3739 | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.37 | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.3664 | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.3628 | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.3577 | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 0.3538 | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 0.3491 | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 0.3461 | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.3414 | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.3385 | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.3367 | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.3333 | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.33 | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.3279 | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.3265 | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.3257 | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.3257 | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.3255 | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.3268 | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.3279 | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.3264 | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.3274 | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.3269 | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.325 | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.3221 | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.3168 | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.3122 | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.3083 | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.3047 | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.3004 | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.2961 | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.2891 | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.284 | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.278 | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.2722 | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2667 | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2608 | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2555 | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2514 | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.2446 | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2398 | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2341 | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2294 | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2244 | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2197 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2158 | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2113 | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2081 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2052 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2025 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2008 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1994 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1983 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1977 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1971 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1971 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1967 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1965 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1959 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1976 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1963 | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1948 | -0.8% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 0.1948 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.184, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 0.1948 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1766, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4009 | 0.3846 | 0.4152 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3638 | 0.3461 | 0.381 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3311 | 0.3255 | 0.3414 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.322 | 0.3083 | 0.3279 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2808 | 0.2555 | 0.3047 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2279 | 0.2081 | 0.2514 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1991 | 0.1965 | 0.2052 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1961 | 0.1948 | 0.1976 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.87 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4912 % change on previous year (2090)
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- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 63 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.071 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0731 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in Madagascar?
- Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in Madagascar was 0.1948 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4152 in 1950.
- What is the lowest life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1948 in 2023.
- How does Madagascar rank for life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality?
- Madagascar ranks 16th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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