Bahrain vs Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Life expectancy at birth, total

Bahrain
81.42 years
in 2024
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
64.92 years
in 2024
Bahrain rank
41st
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
39th

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • Bahrain
  • Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
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How they compare

Bahrain currently reports 81.42 years against 64.92 years in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 16.5 years.

That makes Bahrain's figure about 1.3 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.

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

Bahrain ranks 41st and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 39th of 217 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahrain Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) Difference Ahead
1960s 57.4 years 42.41 years 14.98 years Bahrain
1970s 67.7 years 45.33 years 22.37 years Bahrain
1980s 71.83 years 47.84 years 23.99 years Bahrain
1990s 73.35 years 50.78 years 22.57 years Bahrain
2000s 76.12 years 55.6 years 20.51 years Bahrain
2010s 79.96 years 61.15 years 18.81 years Bahrain
2020s 80.09 years 63.82 years 16.28 years Bahrain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Bahrain or Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
Bahrain, at 81.42 years against 64.92 years in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Bahrain and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
16.5 years, with Bahrain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Bahrain and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
Bahrain ranks 41st and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 39th of 217 countries.
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
265 places, 17,191 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.