Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Bahrain
Bahrain: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 was 1.05 years in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.05 years
Change on year
down 14.2%
World rank
235th
of 236 countries
All-time high
3.61 years
in 1950
All-time low
1.05 years
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Bahrain, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 1.05 years for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.2% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Bahrain peaked at 3.61 years in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.05 years, in 2023.
That places Bahrain 235th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.61 years | — |
| 1951 | 3.53 years | -2.1% |
| 1952 | 3.46 years | -2.1% |
| 1953 | 3.38 years | -2.2% |
| 1954 | 3.3 years | -2.3% |
| 1955 | 3.22 years | -2.4% |
| 1956 | 3.14 years | -2.5% |
| 1957 | 3.06 years | -2.5% |
| 1958 | 2.99 years | -2.5% |
| 1959 | 2.91 years | -2.4% |
| 1960 | 2.85 years | -2.2% |
| 1961 | 2.79 years | -2.0% |
| 1962 | 2.74 years | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 2.69 years | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 2.65 years | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 2.61 years | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 2.57 years | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 2.53 years | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 2.49 years | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 2.45 years | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 2.42 years | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 2.38 years | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 2.34 years | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 2.31 years | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 2.28 years | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 2.25 years | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 2.23 years | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 2.22 years | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 2.2 years | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 2.19 years | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 2.18 years | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 2.16 years | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 2.14 years | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 2.11 years | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 2.07 years | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 2.01 years | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 1.94 years | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 1.85 years | -4.7% |
| 1988 | 1.75 years | -5.4% |
| 1989 | 1.66 years | -5.2% |
| 1990 | 1.6 years | -3.7% |
| 1991 | 1.58 years | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 1.63 years | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 1.75 years | +7.3% |
| 1994 | 1.91 years | +9.3% |
| 1995 | 2.09 years | +9.2% |
| 1996 | 2.25 years | +7.7% |
| 1997 | 2.37 years | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 2.42 years | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 2.42 years | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 2.38 years | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 2.32 years | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 2.27 years | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 2.23 years | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 2.22 years | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 2.22 years | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 2.2 years | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 2.15 years | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 2.06 years | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 1.91 years | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 1.73 years | -9.4% |
| 2011 | 1.55 years | -10.3% |
| 2012 | 1.4 years | -9.5% |
| 2013 | 1.32 years | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 1.31 years | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.37 years | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 1.46 years | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 1.54 years | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 1.59 years | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 1.58 years | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 3.37 years | +113.2% |
| 2021 | 1.1 years | -67.3% |
| 2022 | 1.22 years | +10.9% |
| 2023 | 1.05 years | -14.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.26 years | 2.91 years | 3.61 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.64 years | 2.45 years | 2.85 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.28 years | 2.19 years | 2.42 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.98 years | 1.66 years | 2.18 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 2 years | 1.58 years | 2.42 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.2 years | 1.91 years | 2.38 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.49 years | 1.31 years | 1.73 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.68 years | 1.05 years | 3.37 years | 4 |
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 476.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
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- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0031 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Bahrain?
- Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Bahrain was 1.05 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 3.61 years in 1950.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.05 years in 2023.
- How does Bahrain rank for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?
- Bahrain ranks 235th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.