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Country fact sheet: Bahrain

Population

- Total population: 1 485 509
- Female population: 566 890
- Male population: 918 619
The World Bank (2023)

Health Expenditure

- Total per capita (US$): 1 146.5
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): 23.1
- UHC Service Coverage Index: 76.0
World Health Organization (2021)

Human Development Index

- HDI: 0.888
- Category: Very high
UNDP Human Development Report (2022)

Geography

Life Expectancy at Birth

- Total population (years): 75.8
- Female population (years): 77.0
- Male population (years): 75.0
World Health Organization (2019)

Cancer Burden

- Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 113.8
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 58.6
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (58.5)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (19.7)
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Lung (15.1)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Lung (12.9)
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet
GLOBOCAN (2022)

Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal