Low birth weight prevalence in Bahrain
Bahrain: Low birth weight prevalence was 12.4% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Low birth weight prevalence in Bahrain, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 12.4% for low birth weight prevalence in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight prevalence in Bahrain peaked at 12.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 2000.
Bahrain ranks 57th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.7% | 10.1% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.8% | 11.4% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.4% | 12.4% | 12.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
More health data for Bahrain
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 476.9 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 41 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 3 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 3 (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 low birth weight prevalence in Bahrain?
- Low birth weight prevalence in Bahrain was 12.4% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 12.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 2000.
- How does Bahrain rank for low birth weight prevalence?
- Bahrain ranks 57th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight prevalence rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Low birth weight prevalence (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 21 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO).