Difference in male and female life expectancy in Bahrain
Bahrain: Difference in male and female life expectancy was 1.2 in 2023. ▼ Falling
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 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.
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% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 1.2 is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.91, 24% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 1.2 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.85, 31% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Difference in male and female life expectancy 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 | +114.5% | 1.85 | 3.96 |
| 2021 | -67.4% | 3.96 | 1.29 |
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 |
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 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 234th out of 236 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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