Child mortality rate ihme in Bahrain
Bahrain: Child mortality rate ihme was 0.65 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Child mortality rate ihme in Bahrain, 1950–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 0.65 for child mortality rate ihme in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
The figure is down 5.8% on the previous year and down 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate ihme in Bahrain peaked at 22.41 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.65, in 2019.
Bahrain ranks 152nd of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Child mortality rate ihme in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 22.41 | — |
| 1951 | 22.07 | -1.5% |
| 1952 | 22.04 | -0.1% |
| 1953 | 20.83 | -5.5% |
| 1954 | 20.04 | -3.8% |
| 1955 | 19.36 | -3.4% |
| 1956 | 18.97 | -2.0% |
| 1957 | 17.72 | -6.6% |
| 1958 | 16.78 | -5.3% |
| 1959 | 16.02 | -4.5% |
| 1960 | 15.03 | -6.2% |
| 1961 | 14.17 | -5.7% |
| 1962 | 13.37 | -5.6% |
| 1963 | 12.58 | -5.9% |
| 1964 | 11.81 | -6.1% |
| 1965 | 11.1 | -6.0% |
| 1966 | 10.36 | -6.7% |
| 1967 | 9.69 | -6.5% |
| 1968 | 8.92 | -7.9% |
| 1969 | 8.19 | -8.2% |
| 1970 | 7.49 | -8.5% |
| 1971 | 6.83 | -8.8% |
| 1972 | 6.27 | -8.2% |
| 1973 | 5.58 | -11.0% |
| 1974 | 5.08 | -9.0% |
| 1975 | 4.58 | -9.8% |
| 1976 | 4.22 | -7.9% |
| 1977 | 3.84 | -9.0% |
| 1978 | 4.69 | +22.1% |
| 1979 | 3.19 | -32.0% |
| 1980 | 3.01 | -5.6% |
| 1981 | 2.77 | -8.0% |
| 1982 | 2.62 | -5.4% |
| 1983 | 2.49 | -5.0% |
| 1984 | 2.46 | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 2.4 | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 2.41 | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 2.38 | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 2.35 | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 2.34 | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 2.31 | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 2.27 | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 2.19 | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 2.08 | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 1.91 | -8.2% |
| 1995 | 1.7 | -11.0% |
| 1996 | 1.49 | -12.4% |
| 1997 | 1.34 | -10.1% |
| 1998 | 1.26 | -6.0% |
| 1999 | 1.2 | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 1.19 | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 1.16 | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 1.11 | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 1.07 | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 1.05 | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 1.02 | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 1 | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.95 | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9 | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 0.86 | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 0.82 | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 0.8 | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.82 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.83 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.83 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.82 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.77 | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 0.74 | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.69 | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 0.65 | -5.8% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 0.65 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.435, 1.5× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 0.65 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.24, 52% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Child mortality rate ihme in Bahrain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | -32.0% | 4.69 | 3.19 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 19.62 | 16.02 | 22.41 | 10 |
| 1960s | 11.52 | 8.19 | 15.03 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.18 | 3.19 | 7.49 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.52 | 2.34 | 3.01 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.77 | 1.2 | 2.31 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.03 | 0.86 | 1.19 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.777 | 0.65 | 0.83 | 10 |
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More health data for Bahrain
- 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 child mortality rate ihme in Bahrain?
- Child mortality rate ihme in Bahrain was 0.65 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality rate ihme recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 22.41 in 1950.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate ihme recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.65 in 2019.
- How does Bahrain rank for child mortality rate ihme?
- Bahrain ranks 152nd out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is child mortality rate ihme rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate ihme. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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