What is child mortality in Bahrain?

Child mortality in Bahrain was 0.8767 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality recorded in Bahrain?

The highest recorded value was 43.98 deaths per 100 live births in 1800.

What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Bahrain?

The lowest recorded value was 0.764 deaths per 100 live births in 2016.

How does Bahrain rank for child mortality?

Bahrain ranks 135th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rising or falling in Bahrain?

Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Bahrain data come from?

The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality in Bahrain

Name: Child mortality in Bahrain
Creator: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Bahrain: Child mortality was 0.8767 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.8767 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

up 1.9%

World rank

135th

of 203 countries

All-time high

43.98 deaths per 100 live births

in 1800

All-time low

0.764 deaths per 100 live births

in 2016

Years of data

225

1800–2024

Child mortality in Bahrain, 1800–2024

Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

Bahrain recorded 0.8767 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality in 2024.

The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality in Bahrain peaked at 43.98 deaths per 100 live births in 1800 and was at its lowest, 0.764 deaths per 100 live births, in 2016.

That places Bahrain 135th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1800s	43.98 deaths per 100 live births	43.98 deaths per 100 live births	43.98 deaths per 100 live births	10
1810s	43.98 deaths per 100 live births	43.98 deaths per 100 live births	43.98 deaths per 100 live births	10
1820s	43.98 deaths per 100 live births	43.98 deaths per 100 live births	43.98 deaths per 100 live births	10
1830s	43.98 deaths per 100 live births	43.98 deaths per 100 live births	43.98 deaths per 100 live births	10
1840s	43.98 deaths per 100 live births	43.98 deaths per 100 live births	43.98 deaths per 100 live births	10
1850s	43.98 deaths per 100 live births	43.98 deaths per 100 live births	43.98 deaths per 100 live births	10
1860s	43.98 deaths per 100 live births	43.98 deaths per 100 live births	43.98 deaths per 100 live births	10
1870s	43.98 deaths per 100 live births	43.98 deaths per 100 live births	43.98 deaths per 100 live births	10
1880s	43.98 deaths per 100 live births	43.98 deaths per 100 live births	43.98 deaths per 100 live births	10
1890s	43.96 deaths per 100 live births	43.91 deaths per 100 live births	43.98 deaths per 100 live births	10
1900s	43.63 deaths per 100 live births	43.3 deaths per 100 live births	43.88 deaths per 100 live births	10
1910s	42.74 deaths per 100 live births	42.28 deaths per 100 live births	43.2 deaths per 100 live births	10
1920s	41.71 deaths per 100 live births	41.24 deaths per 100 live births	42.17 deaths per 100 live births	10
1930s	40.16 deaths per 100 live births	37.43 deaths per 100 live births	41.14 deaths per 100 live births	10
1940s	33.39 deaths per 100 live births	31.62 deaths per 100 live births	36.59 deaths per 100 live births	10
1950s	28.31 deaths per 100 live births	21.52 deaths per 100 live births	31.87 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	13.65 deaths per 100 live births	8.64 deaths per 100 live births	19.77 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	5.32 deaths per 100 live births	3.55 deaths per 100 live births	7.81 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	2.67 deaths per 100 live births	2.32 deaths per 100 live births	3.31 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	1.86 deaths per 100 live births	1.32 deaths per 100 live births	2.3 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	1.07 deaths per 100 live births	0.8979 deaths per 100 live births	1.25 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.7914 deaths per 100 live births	0.764 deaths per 100 live births	0.8604 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.8387 deaths per 100 live births	0.7993 deaths per 100 live births	0.8767 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Bahrain

132 Albania 0.9227 deaths per 100 live births compare
133 Antigua and Barbuda 0.9051 deaths per 100 live births compare
134 Thailand 0.8963 deaths per 100 live births compare
136 Georgia 0.8595 deaths per 100 live births compare
137 Cuba 0.8559 deaths per 100 live births compare
138 Malaysia 0.8309 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 203 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 child mortality in Bahrain?: Child mortality in Bahrain was 0.8767 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality recorded in Bahrain?: The highest recorded value was 43.98 deaths per 100 live births in 1800.
What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Bahrain?: The lowest recorded value was 0.764 deaths per 100 live births in 2016.
How does Bahrain rank for child mortality?: Bahrain ranks 135th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rising or falling in Bahrain?: Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Bahrain data come from?: The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 203 places, 42,924 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.