Neonatal mortality rate in Bahrain
Bahrain: Neonatal mortality rate was 0.4445 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Neonatal mortality rate in Bahrain, 1971–2024
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
In 2024, neonatal mortality rate in Bahrain stood at 0.4445 deaths per 100 live births.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 35.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Bahrain peaked at 3.09 deaths per 100 live births in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.3145 deaths per 100 live births, in 2010.
That places Bahrain 135th 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 | 2.46 deaths per 100 live births | 2.01 deaths per 100 live births | 3.09 deaths per 100 live births | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.74 deaths per 100 live births | 1.59 deaths per 100 live births | 1.93 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.05 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5503 deaths per 100 live births | 1.54 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3827 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3161 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4969 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.343 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3145 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3988 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4309 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4129 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4445 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 132 Turkey 0.4631 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 133 Ukraine 0.4548 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 134 Nauru 0.4471 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 136 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.4433 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 137 Kuwait 0.4425 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 138 El Salvador 0.4335 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 neonatal mortality rate in Bahrain?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Bahrain was 0.4445 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 neonatal mortality rate recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 3.09 deaths per 100 live births in 1971.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3145 deaths per 100 live births in 2010.
- How does Bahrain rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Bahrain ranks 135th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.5%. 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 Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .