Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Bahrain
Bahrain: Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages was 1.02 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.02
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
234th
of 236 countries
All-time high
1.11
in 1950
All-time low
1.02
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Bahrain, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Bahrain stood at 1.02. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Bahrain peaked at 1.11 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.02, 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 ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.11 | — |
| 1951 | 1.1 | -0.3% |
| 1952 | 1.1 | -0.6% |
| 1953 | 1.09 | -0.5% |
| 1954 | 1.09 | -0.5% |
| 1955 | 1.08 | -0.3% |
| 1956 | 1.08 | -0.3% |
| 1957 | 1.08 | -0.2% |
| 1958 | 1.08 | -0.2% |
| 1959 | 1.07 | -0.3% |
| 1960 | 1.07 | -0.3% |
| 1961 | 1.07 | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 1.06 | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 1.06 | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 1.06 | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 1.06 | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 1.05 | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 1.05 | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 1.05 | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 1.05 | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 1.05 | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 1.04 | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 1.04 | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 1.04 | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 1.04 | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 1.04 | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 1.04 | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 1.04 | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 1.04 | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 1.04 | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 1.03 | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 1.03 | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 1.03 | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 1.03 | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 1.03 | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 1.03 | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 1.03 | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 1.02 | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 1.02 | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 1.02 | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 1.02 | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.02 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 1.02 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 1.02 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 1.03 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 1.03 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 1.03 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 1.03 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 1.03 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 1.03 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.03 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.03 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.03 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.03 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.03 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.03 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.03 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.03 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.03 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.03 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.02 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.02 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.02 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.02 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.02 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.02 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.02 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.02 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.02 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.05 | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 1.02 | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 1.02 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.02 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.09 | 1.07 | 1.11 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.06 | 1.05 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.05 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.03 | 1.02 | 1.04 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.03 | 1.02 | 1.03 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.03 | 1.03 | 1.03 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 | 1.02 | 1.03 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 | 1.02 | 1.05 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 231 United Arab Emirates 1.03 compare
- 232 Wallis and Futuna 1.03 compare
- 233 Qatar 1.02 compare
- 235 Nigeria 1.01 compare
- 236 Togo 1.01 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Bahrain?
- Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Bahrain was 1.02 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 ratio in life expectancy at different ages recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 in 1950.
- What is the lowest sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.02 in 2023.
- How does Bahrain rank for sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages?
- Bahrain ranks 234th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. 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 ratio in life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of period life expectancy (females/males) at a given age.