What is child mortality vs. health spending in Bahrain?

Child mortality vs. health spending in Bahrain was 0.8767 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 child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Bahrain?

The highest recorded value was 29.84 deaths per 100 live births in 1955.

What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Bahrain?

The lowest recorded value was 0.764 deaths per 100 live births in 2016.

How does Bahrain rank for child mortality vs. health spending?

Bahrain ranks 134th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality vs. health spending rising or falling in Bahrain?

Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. 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 Child mortality vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality vs. health spending in Bahrain

Name: Child mortality vs. health spending in Bahrain
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
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Bahrain: Child mortality vs. health spending was 0.8767 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.8767 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

up 1.9%

World rank

134th

of 199 countries

All-time high

29.84 deaths per 100 live births

in 1955

All-time low

0.764 deaths per 100 live births

in 2016

Years of data

1955–2024

Child mortality vs. health spending in Bahrain, 1955–2024

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, child mortality vs. health spending in Bahrain stood at 0.8767 deaths per 100 live births.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality vs. health spending in Bahrain peaked at 29.84 deaths per 100 live births in 1955 and was at its lowest, 0.764 deaths per 100 live births, in 2016.

That places Bahrain 134th 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
1950s	25.51 deaths per 100 live births	21.52 deaths per 100 live births	29.84 deaths per 100 live births	5
1960s	13.65 deaths per 100 live births	8.64 deaths per 100 live births	19.77 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	5.32 deaths per 100 live births	3.55 deaths per 100 live births	7.81 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	2.67 deaths per 100 live births	2.32 deaths per 100 live births	3.31 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	1.86 deaths per 100 live births	1.32 deaths per 100 live births	2.3 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	1.07 deaths per 100 live births	0.8979 deaths per 100 live births	1.25 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.7914 deaths per 100 live births	0.764 deaths per 100 live births	0.8604 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.8387 deaths per 100 live births	0.7993 deaths per 100 live births	0.8767 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Bahrain

131 Albania 0.9227 deaths per 100 live births compare
132 Antigua and Barbuda 0.9051 deaths per 100 live births compare
133 Thailand 0.8963 deaths per 100 live births compare
135 Georgia 0.8595 deaths per 100 live births compare
136 Cuba 0.8559 deaths per 100 live births compare
137 Malaysia 0.8309 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Bahrain

Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 10,000 (2025)
Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 9,138 (2025)
Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 9,566 (2025)
Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 9,429 (2025)
Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 10,062 (2025)
Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 9,725 (2025)
Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 10,457 (2025)
Population, female 607,514 (2025)
Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 10,221 (2025)
Age dependency ratio 28.9% (2025)

All data for Bahrain →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality vs. health spending in Bahrain?: Child mortality vs. health spending in Bahrain was 0.8767 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 child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Bahrain?: The highest recorded value was 29.84 deaths per 100 live births in 1955.
What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Bahrain?: The lowest recorded value was 0.764 deaths per 100 live births in 2016.
How does Bahrain rank for child mortality vs. health spending?: Bahrain ranks 134th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality vs. health spending rising or falling in Bahrain?: Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. 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 Child mortality vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality vs. health spending
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .