Lung cancer death rates in Bahrain
Bahrain: Lung cancer death rates was 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people in 2014. ▼ Falling
Lung cancer death rates in Bahrain, 1985–2014
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people for lung cancer death rates in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 77.9% on the previous year and down 88.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lung cancer death rates in Bahrain peaked at 17.34 deaths per 100,000 people in 1985 and was at its lowest, 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2014.
Bahrain ranks 110th of 111 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Lung cancer death rates in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 17.34 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1987 | 11.38 deaths per 100,000 people | -34.4% |
| 1988 | 14.44 deaths per 100,000 people | +26.9% |
| 1997 | 5.83 deaths per 100,000 people | -59.6% |
| 1998 | 13.53 deaths per 100,000 people | +132.0% |
| 1999 | 10.63 deaths per 100,000 people | -21.4% |
| 2000 | 12.23 deaths per 100,000 people | +15.0% |
| 2001 | 7.42 deaths per 100,000 people | -39.3% |
| 2002 | 6.39 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.9% |
| 2003 | 12.17 deaths per 100,000 people | +90.4% |
| 2004 | 10.28 deaths per 100,000 people | -15.5% |
| 2005 | 10.07 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 7.77 deaths per 100,000 people | -22.8% |
| 2007 | 5.18 deaths per 100,000 people | -33.4% |
| 2008 | 10.76 deaths per 100,000 people | +108.0% |
| 2009 | 6.64 deaths per 100,000 people | -38.3% |
| 2010 | 6.6 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 6.68 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 4 deaths per 100,000 people | -40.1% |
| 2013 | 5.54 deaths per 100,000 people | +38.5% |
| 2014 | 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people | -77.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 17.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 3 |
| 1990s | 10 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 3 |
| 2000s | 8.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is lung cancer death rates in Bahrain?
- Lung cancer death rates in Bahrain was 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people in 2014, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lung cancer death rates recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 17.34 deaths per 100,000 people in 1985.
- What is the lowest lung cancer death rates recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people in 2014.
- How does Bahrain rank for lung cancer death rates?
- Bahrain ranks 110th out of 111 countries with data for 2014.
- Is lung cancer death rates rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 88.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lung cancer death rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reported deaths from trachea, bronchus, lung cancers in females in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.