Life expectancy at birth, total in Bahrain

Bahrain: Life expectancy at birth, total was 81.42 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
81.42 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
41st
of 215 countries
All-time high
81.42 years
in 2024
All-time low
50.63 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Life expectancy at birth, total in Bahrain, 1960–2024

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Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2024, life expectancy at birth, total in Bahrain stood at 81.42 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Bahrain peaked at 81.42 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 50.63 years, in 1960.

That places Bahrain 41st out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 57.4 years 50.63 years 63.35 years 10
1970s 67.7 years 64.36 years 70.3 years 10
1980s 71.83 years 70.68 years 72.52 years 10
1990s 73.35 years 72.59 years 74.41 years 10
2000s 76.12 years 74.67 years 78.02 years 10
2010s 79.96 years 78.59 years 80.47 years 10
2020s 80.09 years 78.08 years 81.42 years 5

Countries ranked near Bahrain

  1. 38 Puerto Rico 81.9 years compare
  2. 39 Greece 81.84 years compare
  3. 40 Cyprus 81.82 years compare
  4. 42 United Kingdom 81.39 years compare
  5. 43 Chile 81.36 years compare
  6. 44 Maldives 81.28 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth, total in Bahrain?
Life expectancy at birth, total in Bahrain was 81.42 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Bahrain?
The highest recorded value was 81.42 years in 2024.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Bahrain?
The lowest recorded value was 50.63 years in 1960.
How does Bahrain rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
Bahrain ranks 41st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Bahrain?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,126 data points, 1960–2024
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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.