Sex gap in life expectancy in Bahrain
Bahrain: Sex gap in life expectancy was 1.31 years in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.31 years
Change on year
down 12.6%
World rank
234th
of 236 countries
All-time high
3.95 years
in 1950
All-time low
1.31 years
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy 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 1.31 years for sex gap in life expectancy 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, sex gap in life expectancy in Bahrain peaked at 3.95 years in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.31 years, 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.
Sex gap in life expectancy in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.95 years | — |
| 1951 | 3.91 years | -1.0% |
| 1952 | 3.74 years | -4.2% |
| 1953 | 3.6 years | -3.8% |
| 1954 | 3.49 years | -3.1% |
| 1955 | 3.45 years | -1.1% |
| 1956 | 3.43 years | -0.4% |
| 1957 | 3.47 years | +1.2% |
| 1958 | 3.49 years | +0.5% |
| 1959 | 3.49 years | -0.1% |
| 1960 | 3.45 years | -1.1% |
| 1961 | 3.38 years | -1.9% |
| 1962 | 3.46 years | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 3.43 years | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 3.4 years | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 3.35 years | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 3.3 years | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 3.24 years | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 3.18 years | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 3.11 years | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 3.04 years | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 2.97 years | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 2.89 years | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 2.82 years | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 2.75 years | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 2.69 years | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 2.63 years | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 2.57 years | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 2.58 years | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 2.54 years | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 2.49 years | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 2.43 years | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 2.35 years | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 2.27 years | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 2.17 years | -4.3% |
| 1985 | 2.06 years | -5.0% |
| 1986 | 1.93 years | -6.2% |
| 1987 | 1.8 years | -6.8% |
| 1988 | 1.66 years | -7.7% |
| 1989 | 1.54 years | -7.4% |
| 1990 | 1.45 years | -5.6% |
| 1991 | 1.43 years | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 1.48 years | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 1.61 years | +9.1% |
| 1994 | 1.8 years | +11.8% |
| 1995 | 2.01 years | +11.9% |
| 1996 | 2.22 years | +10.3% |
| 1997 | 2.39 years | +7.6% |
| 1998 | 2.5 years | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 2.55 years | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 2.56 years | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 2.54 years | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 2.52 years | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 2.51 years | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 2.51 years | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 2.51 years | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 2.49 years | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 2.46 years | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 2.38 years | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 2.25 years | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 2.1 years | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 1.95 years | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 1.83 years | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 1.76 years | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 1.76 years | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.8 years | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 1.87 years | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 1.93 years | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 1.96 years | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 1.93 years | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 3.76 years | +95.3% |
| 2021 | 1.38 years | -63.2% |
| 2022 | 1.5 years | +8.7% |
| 2023 | 1.31 years | -12.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.6 years | 3.43 years | 3.95 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.33 years | 3.11 years | 3.46 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.75 years | 2.54 years | 3.04 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.07 years | 1.54 years | 2.49 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.94 years | 1.43 years | 2.55 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.47 years | 2.25 years | 2.56 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.89 years | 1.76 years | 2.1 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.99 years | 1.31 years | 3.76 years | 4 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4635 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 476.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 41 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0031 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.003 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 15 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy in Bahrain?
- Sex gap in life expectancy in Bahrain was 1.31 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 recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 3.95 years in 1950.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.31 years in 2023.
- How does Bahrain rank for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Bahrain ranks 234th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy 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 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.