Number of infant deaths in Bahrain
Bahrain: Number of infant deaths was 142 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of infant deaths in Bahrain, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 142 for number of infant deaths in 2024.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths in Bahrain peaked at 1,252 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 124, in 2012.
That places Bahrain 149th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 977 | 666 | 1,252 | 10 |
| 1970s | 398.9 | 302 | 577 | 10 |
| 1980s | 271.2 | 262 | 288 | 10 |
| 1990s | 216.9 | 151 | 278 | 10 |
| 2000s | 143.7 | 134 | 156 | 10 |
| 2010s | 129.2 | 124 | 132 | 10 |
| 2020s | 136.6 | 128 | 143 | 5 |
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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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths in Bahrain?
- Number of infant deaths in Bahrain was 142 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 1,252 in 1960.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 124 in 2012.
- How does Bahrain rank for number of infant deaths?
- Bahrain ranks 149th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of infant deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.