Africa Eastern and Southern vs Bahrain: Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population)

Africa Eastern and Southern
65.35 years
in 2024
Bahrain
81.42 years
in 2024
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
39th
Bahrain rank
41st

Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Bahrain
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How they compare

Bahrain currently reports 81.42 years against 65.35 years in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 16.07 years.

That makes Bahrain's figure about 1.2 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Bahrain has been ahead every year.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 39th and Bahrain ranks 41st of 47 groups.

Bahrain has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Bahrain Difference Ahead
1960s 45.59 years 57.4 years 11.81 years Bahrain
1970s 48.12 years 67.7 years 19.58 years Bahrain
1980s 50.06 years 71.83 years 21.77 years Bahrain
1990s 51.23 years 73.35 years 22.12 years Bahrain
2000s 54.88 years 76.12 years 21.23 years Bahrain
2010s 61.41 years 79.96 years 18.55 years Bahrain
2020s 64.35 years 80.09 years 15.75 years Bahrain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Africa Eastern and Southern or Bahrain?
Bahrain, at 81.42 years against 65.35 years in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Africa Eastern and Southern and Bahrain?
16.07 years, with Bahrain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Bahrain?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Bahrain rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 39th and Bahrain ranks 41st of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,256 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.