Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Bahrain
Bahrain: Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth was 1.31 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Bahrain, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 1.31 for difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.6% on the previous year and down 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Bahrain peaked at 3.95 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.31, in 2023.
That places Bahrain 234th 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.
Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.95 | — |
| 1951 | 3.91 | -1.0% |
| 1952 | 3.74 | -4.2% |
| 1953 | 3.6 | -3.8% |
| 1954 | 3.49 | -3.1% |
| 1955 | 3.45 | -1.1% |
| 1956 | 3.43 | -0.4% |
| 1957 | 3.47 | +1.2% |
| 1958 | 3.49 | +0.5% |
| 1959 | 3.49 | -0.1% |
| 1960 | 3.45 | -1.1% |
| 1961 | 3.38 | -1.9% |
| 1962 | 3.46 | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 3.43 | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 3.4 | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 3.35 | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 3.3 | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 3.24 | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 3.18 | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 3.11 | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 3.04 | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 2.97 | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 2.89 | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 2.82 | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 2.75 | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 2.69 | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 2.63 | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 2.57 | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 2.58 | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 2.54 | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 2.49 | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 2.43 | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 2.35 | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 2.27 | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 2.17 | -4.3% |
| 1985 | 2.06 | -5.0% |
| 1986 | 1.93 | -6.2% |
| 1987 | 1.8 | -6.8% |
| 1988 | 1.66 | -7.7% |
| 1989 | 1.54 | -7.4% |
| 1990 | 1.45 | -5.6% |
| 1991 | 1.43 | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 1.48 | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 1.61 | +9.1% |
| 1994 | 1.8 | +11.8% |
| 1995 | 2.01 | +11.9% |
| 1996 | 2.22 | +10.3% |
| 1997 | 2.39 | +7.6% |
| 1998 | 2.5 | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 2.55 | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 2.56 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 2.54 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 2.52 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 2.51 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 2.51 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 2.51 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 2.49 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 2.46 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 2.38 | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 2.25 | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 2.1 | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 1.95 | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 1.83 | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 1.76 | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 1.76 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.8 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 1.87 | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 1.93 | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 1.96 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 1.93 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 3.76 | +95.3% |
| 2021 | 1.38 | -63.2% |
| 2022 | 1.5 | +8.7% |
| 2023 | 1.31 | -12.6% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 1.31 is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.98, 26% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 1.31 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.99, 33% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Bahrain 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 | +95.3% | 1.93 | 3.76 |
| 2021 | -63.2% | 3.76 | 1.38 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.6 | 3.43 | 3.95 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.33 | 3.11 | 3.46 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.75 | 2.54 | 3.04 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.07 | 1.54 | 2.49 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.94 | 1.43 | 2.55 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.47 | 2.25 | 2.56 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.89 | 1.76 | 2.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.99 | 1.31 | 3.76 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
More health data for Bahrain
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4635 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 41 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.6427 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0292 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2418 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.03 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Bahrain?
- Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Bahrain was 1.31 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in female and male life expectancy at birth recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 3.95 in 1950.
- What is the lowest difference in female and male life expectancy at birth recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.31 in 2023.
- How does Bahrain rank for difference in female and male life expectancy at birth?
- Bahrain ranks 234th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in female and male life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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