Child mortality rate in Bahrain
Bahrain: Child mortality rate was 0.8767 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Child mortality rate in Bahrain, 1970–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child mortality rate in Bahrain is 0.8767 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Bahrain peaked at 7.81 deaths per 100 live births in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.764 deaths per 100 live births, in 2016.
That places Bahrain 134th out of 199 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- 131 Albania 0.9227 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 132 Antigua and Barbuda 0.9051 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 133 Thailand 0.8963 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 135 Georgia 0.8595 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 136 Cuba 0.8559 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 137 Malaysia 0.8309 deaths per 100 live births compare
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 0.8767 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 7.81 deaths per 100 live births in 1970.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.764 deaths per 100 live births in 2016.
- How does Bahrain rank for child mortality rate?
- Bahrain ranks 134th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality rate 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 United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – 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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The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .