Child mortality rate in Bahrain
Bahrain: Child mortality rate was 0.7% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Child mortality rate in Bahrain, 1950–2019
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 0.7% for child mortality rate 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 in Bahrain peaked at 22.4% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 19.6% | 16.0% | 22.4% | 10 |
| 1960s | 11.5% | 8.2% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.2% | 3.2% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.5% | 2.3% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.8% | 1.2% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 10 |
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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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate in Bahrain?
- Child mortality rate in Bahrain was 0.7% in 2019, according to IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 22.4% in 1950.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2019.
- How does Bahrain rank for child mortality rate?
- Bahrain ranks 152nd out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is child mortality rate 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 IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of death before the age of five