Sex gap in life expectancy versus GDP per capita in Bahrain
Bahrain: Sex gap in life expectancy versus GDP per capita 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 versus GDP per capita 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
The most recent figure for sex gap in life expectancy versus gdp per capita in Bahrain is 1.31 years, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 12.6% on the previous year and down 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy versus gdp per capita in Bahrain peaked at 3.95 years in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.31 years, in 2023.
Bahrain ranks 234th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy versus GDP per capita 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)
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- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate -0.1788 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy versus gdp per capita in Bahrain?
- Sex gap in life expectancy versus gdp per capita 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 versus gdp per capita recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 3.95 years in 1950.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy versus gdp per capita recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.31 years in 2023.
- How does Bahrain rank for sex gap in life expectancy versus gdp per capita?
- Bahrain ranks 234th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy versus gdp per capita 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 versus GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.