Stillbirth rate (Our World) in Bahrain

Bahrain: Stillbirth rate (Our World) was 0.5282 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.5282
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
128th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.8498
in 2000
All-time low
0.5282
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Stillbirth rate in Bahrain, 2000–2023

00.20.40.60.82000201120232000: 0.852001: 0.8072002: 0.7662003: 0.7292004: 0.6972005: 0.6662006: 0.6412007: 0.6192008: 0.6022009: 0.5922010: 0.5922011: 0.5982012: 0.5992013: 0.5862014: 0.5762015: 0.5692016: 0.5752017: 0.5842018: 0.5812019: 0.5722020: 0.5622021: 0.552022: 0.5382023: 0.528

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, stillbirth rate in Bahrain stood at 0.5282. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, stillbirth rate in Bahrain peaked at 0.8498 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.5282, in 2023.

That places Bahrain 128th out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Stillbirth rate (Our World) in Bahrain, year by year

Annual values for Stillbirth rate in Bahrain, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 0.8498 —
2001 0.8069 -5.0%
2002 0.7661 -5.1%
2003 0.7294 -4.8%
2004 0.6967 -4.5%
2005 0.6663 -4.4%
2006 0.6413 -3.8%
2007 0.6192 -3.4%
2008 0.6021 -2.8%
2009 0.5922 -1.6%
2010 0.592 -0.0%
2011 0.5982 +1.0%
2012 0.5993 +0.2%
2013 0.5855 -2.3%
2014 0.576 -1.6%
2015 0.5685 -1.3%
2016 0.5749 +1.1%
2017 0.5836 +1.5%
2018 0.5808 -0.5%
2019 0.572 -1.5%
2020 0.5622 -1.7%
2021 0.5504 -2.1%
2022 0.5383 -2.2%
2023 0.5282 -1.9%

Bahrain compared with similar countries

  • Bahrain's 0.5282 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2839, 1.9× the median. (65 countries reporting)
  • Bahrain's 0.5282 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.8428, 63% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.697 0.5922 0.8498 10
2010s 0.5831 0.5685 0.5993 10
2020s 0.5448 0.5282 0.5622 4

Countries ranked near Bahrain

  1. 125 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.6096 compare
  2. 126 Sri Lanka 0.5927 compare
  3. 127 Iran 0.5422 compare
  4. 129 Nauru 0.5242 compare
  5. 130 Kuwait 0.52 compare
  6. 131 Maldives 0.5147 compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is stillbirth rate in Bahrain?
Stillbirth rate in Bahrain was 0.5282 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest stillbirth rate recorded in Bahrain?
The highest recorded value was 0.8498 in 2000.
What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in Bahrain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5282 in 2023.
How does Bahrain rank for stillbirth rate?
Bahrain ranks 128th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in Bahrain?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bahrain data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Stillbirth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Stillbirth rate
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 4,776 data points, 2000–2023
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