Bahrain vs Iran: Number of child deaths per woman

Bahrain
0.0163 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Iran
0.0171 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Bahrain rank
132nd
Iran rank
130th

Number of child deaths per woman over time

  • Bahrain
  • Iran
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How they compare

Iran currently reports 0.0171 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0163 under-five deaths per woman in Bahrain, a difference of 0.0008 under-five deaths per woman.

Across all 59 years both countries report, Iran has been ahead every year.

Bahrain ranks 132nd and Iran ranks 130th of 200 countries.

Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahrain Iran Difference Ahead
1950s 1.68 under-five deaths per woman 2.47 under-five deaths per woman 0.7865 under-five deaths per woman Iran
1960s 0.6407 under-five deaths per woman 1.86 under-five deaths per woman 1.22 under-five deaths per woman Iran
1970s 0.3101 under-five deaths per woman 1.02 under-five deaths per woman 0.7054 under-five deaths per woman Iran
1980s 0.1163 under-five deaths per woman 0.5058 under-five deaths per woman 0.3895 under-five deaths per woman Iran
1990s 0.0612 under-five deaths per woman 0.1603 under-five deaths per woman 0.0991 under-five deaths per woman Iran
2000s 0.0273 under-five deaths per woman 0.0512 under-five deaths per woman 0.0239 under-five deaths per woman Iran
2010s 0.0163 under-five deaths per woman 0.031 under-five deaths per woman 0.0146 under-five deaths per woman Iran
2020s 0.0156 under-five deaths per woman 0.0194 under-five deaths per woman 0.0038 under-five deaths per woman Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths per woman, Bahrain or Iran?
Iran, at 0.0171 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0163 under-five deaths per woman in Bahrain as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of child deaths per woman between Bahrain and Iran?
0.0008 under-five deaths per woman, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Iran?
59 years are reported by both, from 1958 to 2024.
How do Bahrain and Iran rank globally for number of child deaths per woman?
Bahrain ranks 132nd and Iran ranks 130th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of child deaths per woman
Unit
under-five deaths per woman
Source
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed

The fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).