Life expectancy at birth, male in Bahrain
Bahrain: Life expectancy at birth, male was 80.86 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
80.86 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
25th
of 217 countries
All-time high
80.86 years
in 2024
All-time low
49.11 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, male in Bahrain, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, male in Bahrain stood at 80.86 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Bahrain peaked at 80.86 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 49.11 years, in 1960.
Bahrain ranks 25th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, male in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 49.11 years | — |
| 1961 | 50.78 years | +3.4% |
| 1962 | 52.36 years | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 53.92 years | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 55.43 years | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 56.88 years | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 58.27 years | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 59.58 years | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 60.82 years | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 61.98 years | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 63.05 years | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 64.04 years | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 64.9 years | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 65.76 years | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 66.5 years | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 67.17 years | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 67.78 years | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 68.33 years | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 68.79 years | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 69.25 years | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 69.66 years | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 70.03 years | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 70.38 years | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 70.7 years | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 70.98 years | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 71.23 years | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 71.44 years | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 71.61 years | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 71.74 years | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 71.85 years | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 71.94 years | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 72.03 years | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 72.12 years | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 72.23 years | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 72.35 years | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 72.5 years | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 72.67 years | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 72.86 years | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 73.09 years | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 73.33 years | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 73.59 years | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 73.86 years | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 74.14 years | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 74.42 years | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 74.71 years | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 75.05 years | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 75.42 years | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 75.87 years | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 76.4 years | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 77 years | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 77.63 years | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 78.24 years | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 78.78 years | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 79.19 years | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 79.43 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 79.54 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 79.56 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 79.54 years | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 79.55 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 79.61 years | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 77.19 years | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 77.46 years | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 80.3 years | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 80.67 years | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 80.86 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 55.91 years | 49.11 years | 61.98 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 66.56 years | 63.05 years | 69.25 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 70.96 years | 69.66 years | 71.85 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.51 years | 71.94 years | 73.33 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.05 years | 73.59 years | 77 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.11 years | 77.63 years | 79.61 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.3 years | 77.19 years | 80.86 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 22 Japan 81.09 years compare
- 23 Gibraltar 81.03 years compare
- 24 Luxembourg 81 years compare
- 26 Korea 80.8 years compare
- 27 Macau, China 80.6 years compare
- 27 Netherlands 80.6 years compare
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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 476.9 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 41 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 5.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0191 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 4.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0211 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in Bahrain?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Bahrain was 80.86 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 80.86 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.11 years in 1960.
- How does Bahrain rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Bahrain ranks 25th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.