Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Bahrain
Bahrain: Mortality rates age 65 by sex was 0.9215 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Bahrain, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, mortality rates age 65 by sex in Bahrain stood at 0.9215. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 7.8% on the previous year and down 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rates age 65 by sex in Bahrain peaked at 5.4 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.9215, in 2023.
That places Bahrain 222nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.4 | — |
| 1951 | 5.32 | -1.5% |
| 1952 | 5.23 | -1.6% |
| 1953 | 5.14 | -1.7% |
| 1954 | 5.05 | -1.9% |
| 1955 | 4.94 | -2.1% |
| 1956 | 4.82 | -2.3% |
| 1957 | 4.7 | -2.5% |
| 1958 | 4.58 | -2.6% |
| 1959 | 4.45 | -2.7% |
| 1960 | 4.33 | -2.8% |
| 1961 | 4.21 | -2.8% |
| 1962 | 4.09 | -2.9% |
| 1963 | 3.97 | -2.9% |
| 1964 | 3.86 | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 3.75 | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 3.64 | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 3.54 | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 3.44 | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 3.35 | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 3.26 | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 3.18 | -2.5% |
| 1972 | 3.11 | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 3.03 | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 2.96 | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 2.9 | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 2.84 | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 2.79 | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 2.74 | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 2.69 | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 2.65 | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 2.61 | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 2.58 | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 2.54 | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 2.51 | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 2.48 | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 2.44 | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 2.41 | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 2.37 | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 2.34 | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 2.3 | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 2.28 | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 2.25 | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 2.24 | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 2.23 | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 2.21 | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 2.19 | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 2.15 | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 2.1 | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 2.04 | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 1.97 | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 1.91 | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 1.86 | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 1.82 | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 1.79 | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 1.76 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 1.74 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 1.7 | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 1.64 | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 1.57 | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 1.49 | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 1.41 | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 1.34 | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 1.29 | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 1.27 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 1.25 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 1.25 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.24 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.22 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 1.19 | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 1.74 | +46.5% |
| 2021 | 1.43 | -17.5% |
| 2022 | 0.9999 | -30.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9215 | -7.8% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 0.9215 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.34, 69% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 0.9215 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.73, 53% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rates age 65 by sex 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +46.5% | 1.19 | 1.74 |
| 2022 | -30.3% | 1.43 | 0.9999 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.96 | 4.45 | 5.4 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.82 | 3.35 | 4.33 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.95 | 2.69 | 3.26 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.49 | 2.34 | 2.65 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.2 | 2.04 | 2.3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.77 | 1.57 | 1.97 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.29 | 1.19 | 1.49 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.27 | 0.9215 | 1.74 | 4 |
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rates age 65 by sex in Bahrain?
- Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Bahrain was 0.9215 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mortality rates age 65 by sex recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 5.4 in 1950.
- What is the lowest mortality rates age 65 by sex recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9215 in 2023.
- How does Bahrain rank for mortality rates age 65 by sex?
- Bahrain ranks 222nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mortality rates age 65 by sex rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Mortality rates age 65 by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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