Bahrain

Middle East

Leading cause: Cancer · 38% plant-based · 77.4 yr life expectancy · UHC 78/100

Heart Disease

105 / 100k

Plant-Based Score

38%

Life Expectancy

77.4 yr

Alzheimer's Prevalence

3.8%

What People Eat

Whole-plant-food score 38%

Animal foods

18%

Plant foods

78%

Added sugars

13%

% of dietary energy (calories) · Diet breakdown: share of dietary energy supply by food group, FAO Food Balance Sheets via Our World in Data.

Cardiovascular and dietary profile drawn from WHO Global Health Estimates. Plant-based score reflects the share of whole plant foods (grains, legumes, vegetables, fruit, nuts) in the typical national diet.

Disease Burden

Leading cause of death: Cancer · 126 / 100k

Cancer est.

126

Heart Disease

105

Stroke est.

Respiratory est.

Diabetes est.

Kidney Disease est.

Bars show each rate against the global range; the tick marks the world median.

Cancer (126/100k) leads, but Bahrain's defining problem is metabolic: one of the world's highest diabetes and obesity rates, driven by a low plant intake (38), sugar, and sedentary, air-conditioned urban life. Oil wealth funds good coverage (UHC ~78).

Healthcare System

Universal health coverage index 78/100

Health spending per person $1,200

Sources: WHO UHC Service Coverage Index (SDG 3.8.1) & WHO Global Health Expenditure Database. Latest available year.

What Could Improve

Cut sugary drinks and refined carbohydrates behind the severe diabetes and obesity burden.
Raise vegetable and legume intake and build physical activity into daily life.

Explore the evidence: Cancer

WHO Global Health Estimates · 2022 · age-standardized country data

→ 105 CVD deaths per 100k · 38% plant-based diet

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