What is life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in Bahrain?

Life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in Bahrain was 81.28 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest life expectancy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Bahrain?

The highest recorded value was 81.28 years in 2023.

What is the lowest life expectancy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Bahrain?

The lowest recorded value was 38.6 years in 1950.

How does Bahrain rank for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita?

Bahrain ranks 47th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Bahrain?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Bahrain data come from?

The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita in Bahrain

Name: Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita in Bahrain
Creator: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Bahrain: Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita was 81.28 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

81.28 years

Change on year

up 0.4%

World rank

47th

of 236 countries

All-time high

81.28 years

in 2023

All-time low

38.6 years

in 1950

Years of data

1950–2023

Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita in Bahrain, 1950–2023

Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in Bahrain is 81.28 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in Bahrain peaked at 81.28 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 38.6 years, in 1950.

Bahrain ranks 47th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	42.89 years	38.6 years	48.95 years	10
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	79.76 years	78.08 years	81.28 years	4

Countries ranked near Bahrain

44 Slovenia 81.6 years compare
45 Germany 81.38 years compare
46 United Kingdom 81.3 years compare
48 Chile 81.17 years compare
49 Maldives 81.04 years compare
50 Isle of Man 81 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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)

All data for Bahrain →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in Bahrain?: Life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in Bahrain was 81.28 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Bahrain?: The highest recorded value was 81.28 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Bahrain?: The lowest recorded value was 38.6 years in 1950.
How does Bahrain rank for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita?: Bahrain ranks 47th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Bahrain?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bahrain data come from?: The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.