Bahrain vs Kuwait: Infant mortality rate
Bahrain
0.7314 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Kuwait
0.7018 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Bahrain rank
136th
Kuwait rank
138th
Infant mortality rate over time
- Bahrain
- Kuwait
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 0.7314 deaths per 100 live births against 0.7018 deaths per 100 live births in Kuwait, a difference of 0.0296 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Bahrain ahead.
Bahrain ranks 136th and Kuwait ranks 138th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 5 and Kuwait in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 17.27 deaths per 100 live births | 12.52 deaths per 100 live births | 4.76 deaths per 100 live births | Bahrain |
| 1960s | 11.25 deaths per 100 live births | 8.71 deaths per 100 live births | 2.53 deaths per 100 live births | Bahrain |
| 1970s | 4.56 deaths per 100 live births | 4.51 deaths per 100 live births | 0.05 deaths per 100 live births | Bahrain |
| 1980s | 2.33 deaths per 100 live births | 2.14 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1833 deaths per 100 live births | Bahrain |
| 1990s | 1.6 deaths per 100 live births | 1.24 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3542 deaths per 100 live births | Bahrain |
| 2000s | 0.8931 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9977 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1046 deaths per 100 live births | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.6528 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8099 deaths per 100 live births | 0.157 deaths per 100 live births | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 0.6977 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7352 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0375 deaths per 100 live births | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Bahrain or Kuwait?
- Bahrain, at 0.7314 deaths per 100 live births against 0.7018 deaths per 100 live births in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Bahrain and Kuwait?
- 0.0296 deaths per 100 live births, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Kuwait?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
- How do Bahrain and Kuwait rank globally for infant mortality rate?
- Bahrain ranks 136th and Kuwait ranks 138th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .