Difference in male and female life expectancy in Bahrain
Bahrain: Difference in male and female life expectancy was 1.2 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.2
Change on year
down 14.3%
World rank
227th
of 229 countries
All-time high
4.96
in 1950
All-time low
1.2
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Difference in male and female life expectancy in Bahrain, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 1.2 for difference in male and female life expectancy in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 14.3% on the previous year and down 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, difference in male and female life expectancy in Bahrain peaked at 4.96 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.2, in 2023.
Bahrain ranks 227th of 229 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Difference in male and female life expectancy in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.96 | — |
| 1951 | 4.84 | -2.3% |
| 1952 | 4.72 | -2.4% |
| 1953 | 4.6 | -2.5% |
| 1954 | 4.48 | -2.7% |
| 1955 | 4.35 | -2.8% |
| 1956 | 4.22 | -3.0% |
| 1957 | 4.09 | -3.1% |
| 1958 | 3.96 | -3.1% |
| 1959 | 3.84 | -3.1% |
| 1960 | 3.72 | -3.0% |
| 1961 | 3.61 | -2.9% |
| 1962 | 3.51 | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 3.42 | -2.7% |
| 1964 | 3.33 | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 3.24 | -2.6% |
| 1966 | 3.16 | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 3.07 | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 3 | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 2.92 | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 2.84 | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 2.77 | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 2.7 | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 2.63 | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 2.57 | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 2.51 | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 2.46 | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 2.42 | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 2.38 | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 2.34 | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 2.3 | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 2.25 | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 2.2 | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 2.14 | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 2.06 | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 1.97 | -4.4% |
| 1986 | 1.86 | -5.5% |
| 1987 | 1.73 | -6.9% |
| 1988 | 1.6 | -7.8% |
| 1989 | 1.48 | -7.6% |
| 1990 | 1.39 | -5.7% |
| 1991 | 1.37 | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 1.42 | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 1.56 | +9.8% |
| 1994 | 1.76 | +12.5% |
| 1995 | 1.97 | +12.4% |
| 1996 | 2.18 | +10.6% |
| 1997 | 2.36 | +7.8% |
| 1998 | 2.46 | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 2.51 | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 2.52 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 2.5 | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 2.48 | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 2.46 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 2.46 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 2.46 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.45 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 2.41 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 2.33 | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 2.21 | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 2.06 | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 1.9 | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 1.78 | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 1.7 | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 1.7 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.74 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 1.81 | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 1.87 | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 1.89 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 1.85 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 3.96 | +114.5% |
| 2021 | 1.29 | -67.4% |
| 2022 | 1.4 | +8.5% |
| 2023 | 1.2 | -14.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.41 | 3.84 | 4.96 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.3 | 2.92 | 3.72 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.56 | 2.34 | 2.84 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.96 | 1.48 | 2.3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.9 | 1.37 | 2.51 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.43 | 2.21 | 2.52 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.83 | 1.7 | 2.06 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.96 | 1.2 | 3.96 | 4 |
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- 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 476.9 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 41 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 4.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0402 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.7414 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.3796 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is difference in male and female life expectancy in Bahrain?
- Difference in male and female life expectancy in Bahrain was 1.2 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in male and female life expectancy recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 4.96 in 1950.
- What is the lowest difference in male and female life expectancy recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2 in 2023.
- How does Bahrain rank for difference in male and female life expectancy?
- Bahrain ranks 227th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in male and female life expectancy rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.5%. 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 male and female life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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