Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Bahrain
Bahrain: Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized was 39.96 deaths per 100,000 people in 2014. ▼ Falling
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Bahrain, 1985–2014
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Bahrain is 39.96 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 51.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Bahrain peaked at 102.68 deaths per 100,000 people in 2002 and was at its lowest, 39.96 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2014.
That places Bahrain 107th out of 111 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 81.91 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1987 | 78.31 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.4% |
| 1988 | 91.51 deaths per 100,000 people | +16.9% |
| 1997 | 87.69 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 97.99 deaths per 100,000 people | +11.8% |
| 1999 | 90.54 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.6% |
| 2000 | 89.12 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 89.68 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 102.68 deaths per 100,000 people | +14.5% |
| 2003 | 89.82 deaths per 100,000 people | -12.5% |
| 2004 | 82.96 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 66.91 deaths per 100,000 people | -19.4% |
| 2006 | 57.69 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.8% |
| 2007 | 53.16 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.8% |
| 2008 | 54.31 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 47.4 deaths per 100,000 people | -12.7% |
| 2010 | 47.71 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 49.09 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 47.58 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 40.94 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.9% |
| 2014 | 39.96 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 83.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 78.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 91.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 3 |
| 1990s | 92.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 87.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 97.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 3 |
| 2000s | 73.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 47.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 102.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 39.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 49.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 104 Dominican Republic 47.65 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 105 Tajikistan 45.89 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 106 Egypt 42.52 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 108 Syria 38.01 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 109 Maldives 32.95 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 110 Qatar 30.53 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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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)
- 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)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.6631 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0905 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0937 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Bahrain?
- Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Bahrain was 39.96 deaths per 100,000 people in 2014, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 102.68 deaths per 100,000 people in 2002.
- What is the lowest cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.96 deaths per 100,000 people in 2014.
- How does Bahrain rank for cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized?
- Bahrain ranks 107th out of 111 countries with data for 2014.
- Is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reported deaths from malignant neoplasms in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.