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Health · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · High income
Bahrain: health in numbers
Life expectancy is 81.4 yrs (2024), 41st of 217 in the world and 6th of 23 in the Middle East & North Africa. Life expectancy, women is 82.1 yrs (2024), 55th of 217 in the world and 6th of 23 in the Middle East & North Africa. Life expectancy, men is 80.9 yrs (2024), 25th of 217 in the world and 6th of 23 in the Middle East & North Africa.
Life expectancy
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Life expectancy, women
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18 indicators
Health: Bahrain in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancyLife expectancy at birth, years | 81.4 yrs2024 | 41/217 | 6/23 | 74.7 yrs | 78.6 yrs | 78.7 yrs | +1.5%since 2014 | 72.3 yrs | 80.4 yrs | 73.5 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, womenLife expectancy at birth, women, years | 82.1 yrs2024 | 55/217 | 6/23 | 76.1 yrs | 79.7 yrs | 81.0 yrs | +1.2%since 2014 | 74.3 yrs | 83.2 yrs | 76.0 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, menLife expectancy at birth, men, years | 80.9 yrs2024 | 25/217 | 6/23 | 73.6 yrs | 77.6 yrs | 77.2 yrs | +1.8%since 2014 | 70.4 yrs | 77.8 yrs | 71.1 yrs | |
| Infant mortalityInfant mortality, per 1,000 live births | 7.32024 | 135/196 | 17/23 | 10.5 | 7.1 | 6.6 | +14%since 2014 | 32.0 | 4.2 | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortalityUnder-5 mortality, per 1,000 live births | 8.82024 | 132/196 | 17/23 | 12.5 | 8.6 | 8.0 | +13%since 2014 | 36.4 | 5.1 | 37.4 | |
| Neonatal mortalityNeonatal mortality, per 1,000 live births | 4.42024 | 134/196 | 17/23 | 5.0 | 3.1 | 4.1 | +33%since 2014 | 22.7 | 2.8 | 17.2 | |
| Maternal mortalityMaternal mortality, per 100,000 live births | 172023 | 128/194 | 12/23 | 25 | 18 | 7 | ±0.0%since 2013 | 47 | 10 | 197 | |
| Measles vaccinationMeasles immunisation, % of children 12–23 months | 99%2024 | 1/193 | 1/23 | 98% | 99% | 99% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 84% | 94% | 84% | |
| HIV prevalenceHIV prevalence, % of people 15–49 | 0.1%2024 | 114/153 | 6/20 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 0.1% | — | 0.7% | |
| TuberculosisTuberculosis incidence, per 100,000 people | 122024 | 142/208 | 14/23 | 57 | 32 | 17 | −43%since 2014 | 110 | 12 | 131 | |
| Health spendingCurrent health expenditure, % of GDP | 4.0%2023 | 155/193 | 18/23 | 3.2% | 3.9% | 4.6% | −0.1 ppsince 2013 | 5.3% | 12.5% | 10.1% | |
| Out-of-pocket spendingOut-of-pocket health spending, % of health expenditure | 28.7%2023 | 90/193 | 16/23 | 27.5% | 26.7% | 26.2% | +1.7 ppsince 2013 | 28.3% | 13.4% | 17.3% | |
| PhysiciansPhysicians per 1,000 people | 0.742020 | 117/180 | 17/22 | 1.01 | 0.97 | 0.74 | −24%since 2010 | 1.30 | 3.78 | 1.86 | |
| Hospital bedsHospital beds per 1,000 people | 1.82022 | 115/182 | 9/23 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 2.0 | −8.9%since 2012 | 1.1 | 5.2 | 3.3 | |
| Basic waterBasic drinking water, % of population | 99.9%2024 | 51/206 | 6/23 | 100.0% | 99.9% | 99.9% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 92.9% | 99.2% | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitationBasic sanitation, % of population | 100.0%2024 | 3/203 | 1/23 | 99.9% | 100.0% | 100.0% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 83.7% | 98.3% | 82.2% | |
| Tobacco useTobacco use, % of adults | 15.4%2024 | 103/166 | 14/20 | 21.1% | 18.3% | 16.1% | −2.9 ppsince 2010 | 18.9% | 20.2% | 20.3% | |
| Road deathsRoad traffic deaths, per 100,000 people | 5.22019 | 159/186 | 21/23 | 12.0 | 10.8 | 5.22019 | −61%since 2009 | 17.0 | 8.7 | 16.7 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Life expectancy+1.5%81.4 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, women+1.2%82.1 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, men+1.8%80.9 yrs in 2024
- Tuberculosis−43%12 in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Infant mortality+14%7.3 in 2024
- Under-5 mortality+13%8.8 in 2024
- Neonatal mortality+33%4.4 in 2024
- Out-of-pocket spending+1.7 pp28.7% in 2023
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Bahrain and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Bahrain. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Bahrain | Iran | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 81.4 yrs2024 | 77.9 yrs2024 | 79.0 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, women | 82.1 yrs2024 | 79.8 yrs2024 | 81.3 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, men | 80.9 yrs2024 | 76.0 yrs2024 | 77.3 yrs2024 |
| Infant mortality | 7.32024 | 10.32024 | 4.72024 |
| Under-5 mortality | 8.82024 | 11.32024 | 6.02024 |
| Neonatal mortality | 4.42024 | 7.22024 | 2.92024 |
| Maternal mortality | 172023 | 162023 | 72023 |
| Measles vaccination | 99%2024 | 99%2024 | 96%2024 |
| HIV prevalence | 0.1%2024 | — | 0.1%2024 |