Womens life expectancy at birth in Bahrain
Bahrain: Womens life expectancy at birth was 81.99 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
81.99
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
60th
of 236 countries
All-time high
81.99
in 2023
All-time low
40.82
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Womens life expectancy at birth in Bahrain, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 81.99 for womens life expectancy at birth in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, womens life expectancy at birth in Bahrain peaked at 81.99 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 40.82, in 1950.
That places Bahrain 60th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Womens life expectancy at birth in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 40.82 | — |
| 1951 | 41.46 | +1.6% |
| 1952 | 42.04 | +1.4% |
| 1953 | 42.74 | +1.7% |
| 1954 | 43.61 | +2.0% |
| 1955 | 44.71 | +2.5% |
| 1956 | 46.05 | +3.0% |
| 1957 | 47.59 | +3.4% |
| 1958 | 49.23 | +3.4% |
| 1959 | 50.89 | +3.4% |
| 1960 | 52.55 | +3.3% |
| 1961 | 54.16 | +3.1% |
| 1962 | 55.81 | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 57.35 | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 58.83 | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 60.23 | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 61.57 | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 62.83 | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 64 | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 65.09 | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 66.09 | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 67.01 | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 67.79 | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 68.58 | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 69.25 | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 69.86 | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 70.41 | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 70.9 | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 71.37 | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 71.79 | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 72.14 | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 72.46 | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 72.73 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 72.96 | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 73.15 | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 73.29 | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 73.38 | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 73.41 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 73.41 | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 73.39 | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 73.4 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 73.46 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 73.6 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 73.84 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 74.15 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 74.51 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 74.89 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 75.25 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 75.58 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 75.88 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 76.15 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 76.4 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 76.66 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 76.93 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 77.22 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 77.55 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 77.92 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 78.33 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 78.77 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 79.25 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 79.73 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 80.2 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 80.61 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 80.95 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 81.19 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 81.34 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 81.43 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 81.48 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 81.51 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 81.54 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 80.95 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 78.84 | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 81.81 | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 81.99 | +0.2% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 81.99 is below the median for high income countries, which is 83.13, 99% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 81.99 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 79.15, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 44.91 | 40.82 | 50.89 | 10 |
| 1960s | 59.24 | 52.55 | 65.09 | 10 |
| 1970s | 69.31 | 66.09 | 71.79 | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.03 | 72.14 | 73.41 | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.46 | 73.4 | 75.88 | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.52 | 76.15 | 79.25 | 10 |
| 2010s | 81 | 79.73 | 81.54 | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.9 | 78.84 | 81.99 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
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- 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 41 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.6427 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0292 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2418 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.03 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is womens life expectancy at birth in Bahrain?
- Womens life expectancy at birth in Bahrain was 81.99 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest womens life expectancy at birth recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 81.99 in 2023.
- What is the lowest womens life expectancy at birth recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.82 in 1950.
- How does Bahrain rank for womens life expectancy at birth?
- Bahrain ranks 60th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is womens life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Womens life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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