Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Bahamas
Bahamas: Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 was 5.14 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Bahamas, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Bahamas is 5.14, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Bahamas peaked at 5.52 in 1987 and was at its lowest, 4.09, in 1950.
That places Bahamas 61st out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.09 | — |
| 1951 | 4.1 | +0.2% |
| 1952 | 4.45 | +8.6% |
| 1953 | 4.43 | -0.5% |
| 1954 | 4.42 | -0.1% |
| 1955 | 4.39 | -0.7% |
| 1956 | 4.43 | +0.8% |
| 1957 | 4.43 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 4.45 | +0.5% |
| 1959 | 4.45 | +0.1% |
| 1960 | 4.48 | +0.6% |
| 1961 | 4.49 | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 4.49 | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 4.53 | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 4.58 | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 4.66 | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 4.63 | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 4.63 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 4.61 | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 4.64 | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 4.65 | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 4.65 | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 4.76 | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 4.8 | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 4.85 | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 4.87 | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 4.97 | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 5.07 | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 5.22 | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 5.37 | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 5.46 | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 5.43 | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 5.41 | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 5.41 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 5.43 | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 5.47 | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 5.5 | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 5.52 | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 5.51 | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 5.49 | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 5.47 | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 5.4 | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 5.33 | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 5.28 | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 5.28 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 5.31 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 5.33 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 5.28 | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 5.14 | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 4.99 | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 4.84 | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 4.76 | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 4.73 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 4.74 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 4.73 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 4.77 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 4.84 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 4.9 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 4.98 | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 5.01 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 4.95 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 4.88 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 4.85 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 4.92 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 5 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 4.97 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 5.11 | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 5.14 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 5.13 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 4.26 | -17.1% |
| 2020 | 5.44 | +27.7% |
| 2021 | 4.67 | -14.0% |
| 2022 | 5.08 | +8.8% |
| 2023 | 5.14 | +1.1% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 5.14 is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.33, 1.2× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 5.14 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.43, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Bahamas changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +27.7% | 4.26 | 5.44 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.36 | 4.09 | 4.45 | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.57 | 4.48 | 4.66 | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.92 | 4.65 | 5.37 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.46 | 5.41 | 5.52 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.28 | 4.99 | 5.47 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.83 | 4.73 | 5.01 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.92 | 4.26 | 5.14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.08 | 4.67 | 5.44 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 58 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 5.19 compare
- 59 China 5.19 compare
- 60 Saint Barthelemy 5.16 compare
- 62 Uzbekistan 5.11 compare
- 63 Spain 5.04 compare
- 64 Czechia 5.03 compare
More health data for Bahamas
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -11.11 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0809 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.0651 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0267 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.1813 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0273 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Bahamas?
- Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Bahamas was 5.14 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 5.52 in 1987.
- What is the lowest difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.09 in 1950.
- How does Bahamas rank for difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45?
- Bahamas ranks 61st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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