Prevalence of anaemia in children aged 6-59 months in Bahrain

Bahrain: Prevalence of anaemia in children aged 6-59 months was 23.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
23.4%
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
117th
of 191 countries
All-time high
26.2%
in 2000
All-time low
22.3%
in 2012
Years of data
20
2000–2019

Prevalence of anaemia in children aged 6-59 months in Bahrain, 2000–2019

01020302000200920192000: 26.22001: 25.62002: 25.12003: 24.92004: 24.72005: 24.42006: 24.12007: 23.72008: 23.32009: 232010: 22.62011: 22.42012: 22.32013: 22.32014: 22.42015: 22.52016: 22.72017: 22.92018: 23.12019: 23.4

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

The most recent figure for prevalence of anaemia in children aged 6-59 months in Bahrain is 23.4%, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, prevalence of anaemia in children aged 6-59 months in Bahrain peaked at 26.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 22.3%, in 2012.

Bahrain ranks 117th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Prevalence of anaemia in children aged 6-59 months in Bahrain, year by year

Annual values for Prevalence of anaemia in children aged 6-59 months (%) in Bahrain, 2000 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2000 26.2%
2001 25.6% -2.3%
2002 25.1% -2.0%
2003 24.9% -0.8%
2004 24.7% -0.8%
2005 24.4% -1.2%
2006 24.1% -1.2%
2007 23.7% -1.7%
2008 23.3% -1.7%
2009 23.0% -1.3%
2010 22.6% -1.7%
2011 22.4% -0.9%
2012 22.3% -0.4%
2013 22.3% +0.0%
2014 22.4% +0.4%
2015 22.5% +0.4%
2016 22.7% +0.9%
2017 22.9% +0.9%
2018 23.1% +0.9%
2019 23.4% +1.3%

Bahrain compared with similar countries

  • Bahrain's 23.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 17.3%, 1.4× the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Bahrain's 23.4% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 28.0%, 84% of the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 24.5% 23.0% 26.2% 10
2010s 22.7% 22.3% 23.4% 10

Countries ranked near Bahrain

  1. 114 Jamaica 23.6% compare
  2. 114 Grenada 23.6% compare
  3. 116 Ecuador 23.5% compare
  4. 118 Kazakhstan 23.0% compare
  5. 119 Trinidad and Tobago 22.9% compare
  6. 119 Viet Nam 22.9% compare

See the full ranking of 210 places →

More health data for Bahrain

All data for Bahrain →

Frequently asked questions

What is prevalence of anaemia in children aged 6-59 months in Bahrain?
Prevalence of anaemia in children aged 6-59 months in Bahrain was 23.4% in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest prevalence of anaemia in children aged 6-59 months recorded in Bahrain?
The highest recorded value was 26.2% in 2000.
What is the lowest prevalence of anaemia in children aged 6-59 months recorded in Bahrain?
The lowest recorded value was 22.3% in 2012.
How does Bahrain rank for prevalence of anaemia in children aged 6-59 months?
Bahrain ranks 117th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is prevalence of anaemia in children aged 6-59 months rising or falling in Bahrain?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bahrain data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Prevalence of anaemia in children aged 6-59 months (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 20 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Prevalence of anaemia in children aged 6-59 months in Bahrain. Statizoid, drawing on World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Retrieved 14 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/prevalence-of-anaemia-in-children-aged-6-59-months-percent/bahrain/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/stat/prevalence-of-anaemia-in-children-aged-6-59-months-percent/bahrain/">Prevalence of anaemia in children aged 6-59 months in Bahrain</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Prevalence of anaemia in children aged 6-59 months (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
210 places, 4,200 data points, 2000–2019
Last refreshed