Diseases of the circulatory system involving all major heart and blood disorders were the main health cause leading to death among Bahrainis during the past few years.
The top ten leading causes of deaths were cardiovascular diseases, followed by various cancers, external factors, respiratory disorders, genitourinary diseases, digestive disorders, abnormal diseases, mental and behavioural disorders, endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases and certain conditions originating in the perinatal period.
Among infants, the leading causes of death were conditions originating in prenatal period, followed by congenital malformations, circulatory disorders, endocrine, nutritional and metabolic disorders, respiratory diseases and diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissues.
