Children died before five per woman in Bahrain

Bahrain: Children died before five per woman was 0.0163 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.0163
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
132nd
of 200 countries
All-time high
2.14
in 1955
All-time low
0.0146
in 2019
Years of data
70
1955–2024

Children died before five per woman in Bahrain, 1955–2024

00.511.52195519892024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, children died before five per woman in Bahrain stood at 0.0163.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, children died before five per woman in Bahrain peaked at 2.14 in 1955 and was at its lowest, 0.0146, in 2019.

Bahrain ranks 132nd of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Children died before five per woman in Bahrain, year by year

Annual values for Children died before five per woman in Bahrain, 1955 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1955 2.14 —
1956 1.97 -7.9%
1957 1.81 -7.9%
1958 1.68 -7.2%
1959 1.55 -8.0%
1960 1.41 -8.6%
1961 1.29 -8.6%
1962 1.18 -8.7%
1963 1.08 -8.9%
1964 0.9812 -8.7%
1965 0.8873 -9.6%
1966 0.7998 -9.9%
1967 0.7168 -10.4%
1968 0.6386 -10.9%
1969 0.5667 -11.3%
1970 0.5021 -11.4%
1971 0.4443 -11.5%
1972 0.3928 -11.6%
1973 0.3469 -11.7%
1974 0.3068 -11.6%
1975 0.273 -11.0%
1976 0.244 -10.6%
1977 0.2187 -10.4%
1978 0.1966 -10.1%
1979 0.1763 -10.3%
1980 0.1587 -10.0%
1981 0.1439 -9.4%
1982 0.1324 -8.0%
1983 0.1226 -7.4%
1984 0.1137 -7.3%
1985 0.1078 -5.2%
1986 0.1028 -4.6%
1987 0.0972 -5.4%
1988 0.0929 -4.5%
1989 0.0905 -2.6%
1990 0.0865 -4.4%
1991 0.0816 -5.7%
1992 0.0777 -4.8%
1993 0.0718 -7.5%
1994 0.0643 -10.5%
1995 0.0568 -11.6%
1996 0.05 -12.0%
1997 0.0447 -10.5%
1998 0.0407 -9.0%
1999 0.0378 -7.1%
2000 0.0347 -8.2%
2001 0.0319 -8.0%
2002 0.0312 -2.3%
2003 0.0307 -1.5%
2004 0.0297 -3.3%
2005 0.0278 -6.3%
2006 0.0252 -9.6%
2007 0.0225 -10.5%
2008 0.0204 -9.3%
2009 0.0187 -8.3%
2010 0.0177 -5.7%
2011 0.0174 -1.6%
2012 0.0174 +0.2%
2013 0.0171 -2.0%
2014 0.0168 -1.8%
2015 0.0164 -2.4%
2016 0.0158 -3.2%
2017 0.0154 -3.0%
2018 0.0149 -3.0%
2019 0.0146 -2.3%
2020 0.0146 +0.6%
2021 0.0148 +1.2%
2022 0.0159 +7.6%
2023 0.0162 +1.4%
2024 0.0163 +0.9%

Bahrain compared with similar countries

  • Bahrain's 0.0163 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0082, 2.0× the median. (65 countries reporting)
  • Bahrain's 0.0163 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0297, 55% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 1.83 1.55 2.14 5
1960s 0.955 0.5667 1.41 10
1970s 0.3101 0.1763 0.5021 10
1980s 0.1163 0.0905 0.1587 10
1990s 0.0612 0.0378 0.0865 10
2000s 0.0273 0.0187 0.0347 10
2010s 0.0163 0.0146 0.0177 10
2020s 0.0156 0.0146 0.0163 5

Countries ranked near Bahrain

  1. 129 Costa Rica 0.0176 compare
  2. 130 Iran 0.0171 compare
  3. 131 Georgia 0.0167 compare
  4. 133 Malaysia 0.0159 compare
  5. 134 Albania 0.0157 compare
  6. 135 Kuwait 0.0154 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is children died before five per woman in Bahrain?
Children died before five per woman in Bahrain was 0.0163 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest children died before five per woman recorded in Bahrain?
The highest recorded value was 2.14 in 1955.
What is the lowest children died before five per woman recorded in Bahrain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0146 in 2019.
How does Bahrain rank for children died before five per woman?
Bahrain ranks 132nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is children died before five per woman rising or falling in Bahrain?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Bahrain data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Children died before five per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Children died before five per woman
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
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