Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in United States of America
United States of America: Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality was 0.0958 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0958
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
133rd
of 229 countries
All-time high
0.1408
in 1950
All-time low
0.0955
in 2012
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in United States of America, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 0.0958 for life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in 2023.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in United States of America peaked at 0.1408 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.0955, in 2012.
United States of America ranks 133rd of 229 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in United States of America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.1408 | — |
| 1951 | 0.1398 | -0.8% |
| 1952 | 0.1394 | -0.3% |
| 1953 | 0.1357 | -2.6% |
| 1954 | 0.1327 | -2.2% |
| 1955 | 0.1305 | -1.7% |
| 1956 | 0.1296 | -0.7% |
| 1957 | 0.1304 | +0.6% |
| 1958 | 0.1291 | -1.0% |
| 1959 | 0.1279 | -0.9% |
| 1960 | 0.1276 | -0.2% |
| 1961 | 0.1262 | -1.2% |
| 1962 | 0.1261 | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1263 | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.1265 | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.1258 | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.1253 | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.1242 | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.1246 | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.1241 | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.1241 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1218 | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 0.1204 | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1194 | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.1177 | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.1165 | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1148 | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.1141 | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.1132 | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1119 | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1111 | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1102 | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.1092 | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.108 | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1078 | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1071 | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.1071 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1068 | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.1066 | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1067 | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.1057 | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.1053 | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1046 | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1042 | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1039 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1032 | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1022 | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.101 | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1003 | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0995 | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0991 | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.099 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0987 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0987 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0984 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0981 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0981 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0977 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0968 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0972 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0958 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0957 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0955 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0955 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0961 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0965 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0978 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0975 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0968 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0968 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1 | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1059 | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1003 | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0958 | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1336 | 0.1279 | 0.1408 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1257 | 0.1241 | 0.1276 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1174 | 0.1119 | 0.1241 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.108 | 0.1066 | 0.1111 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.103 | 0.0995 | 0.1057 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0982 | 0.0968 | 0.0991 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0964 | 0.0955 | 0.0978 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1005 | 0.0958 | 0.1059 | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
- 130 Lebanon 0.0963 compare
- 131 Cayman Islands 0.0962 compare
- 132 Kazakhstan 0.0958 compare
- 134 Barbados 0.0943 compare
- 135 Isle of Man 0.0937 compare
- 136 Colombia 0.0935 compare
More health data for United States of America
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1867 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,069 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4,015 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.7786 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0833 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.7908 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0877 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in United States of America?
- Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in United States of America was 0.0958 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1408 in 1950.
- What is the lowest life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0955 in 2012.
- How does United States of America rank for life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality?
- United States of America ranks 133rd out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States of America 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 74 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).