Healthy life expectancy in Bahrain
Bahrain: Healthy life expectancy was 64.24 Years in 2021. ▲ Rising
Healthy life expectancy in Bahrain, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in Years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for healthy life expectancy in Bahrain is 64.24 Years, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy in Bahrain peaked at 65.8 Years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 61.05 Years, in 2000.
That places Bahrain 66th out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.41 Years | 61.05 Years | 63.98 Years | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.26 Years | 64.32 Years | 65.8 Years | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.48 Years | 64.24 Years | 64.73 Years | 2 |
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More health data for Bahrain
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 3 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 3 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 16,468 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 9,716 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 15,665 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 9,038 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 14,739 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 8,560 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthy life expectancy in Bahrain?
- Healthy life expectancy in Bahrain was 64.24 Years in 2021, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 65.8 Years in 2019.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.05 Years in 2000.
- How does Bahrain rank for healthy life expectancy?
- Bahrain ranks 66th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is healthy life expectancy rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Healthy life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated average number of years lived free from disability or disease burden. This is based on period life expectancy, after adjusting for the number of years lived in less than "full health" due to disease and/or injury.