Bahrain sits in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan. A newborn there can expect about 81.5 years of life, 40th of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Bahrain, each with its global rank and source year.
17 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure
| Measure | Value | World rank | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 81.5 yrs | 40 of 212 | 2024 |
| Age-standardized death rate | 8.4 /1,000 | 90 of 182 | 2021 |
| Crude death rate | 2.2 /1,000 | 208 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life expectancy at 60 | 17.8 yrs | 101 of 182 | 2021 |
| Male mortality penalty | 8.6 /1,000 | 210 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life-expectancy gap (F−M) | 1.3 yrs | 210 of 212 | 2024 |
| Old-age sex ratio (65+) | 111 men/100 women | 207 of 212 | 2024 |
| Infant mortality | 7.3 /1,000 | 131 of 192 | 2024 |
| Maternal mortality | 17.0 /100k | 125 of 191 | 2023 |
| Premature NCD mortality | 14.8 % | 124 of 182 | 2021 |
| Suicide rate | 4.7 /100k | 129 of 182 | 2021 |
| Road-traffic deaths | 5.2 /100k | 158 of 187 | 2019 |
| Adult obesity | 36.3 % | 11 of 143 | 2007 |
| Recorded alcohol per adult | 1.3 L | 148 of 185 | 2020 |
| Population aged 65+ | 3.9 % | 164 of 212 | 2024 |
| Health spending per capita | $1,176 | 59 of 191 | 2023 |
| GDP per capita | $29,654 | 55 of 212 | 2024 |
Measured against the rest of the world, Bahrain's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 3rd lowest male mortality penalty in the world (8.6 /1,000) and the 3rd lowest life-expectancy gap in the world (1.3 yrs). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Bahrain; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.