Stillbirth rate in Bahrain
Bahrain: Stillbirth rate was 0.5282 deaths per 100 births in 2023. ▼ Falling
Stillbirth rate in Bahrain, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 births.
Analysis
In 2023, stillbirth rate in Bahrain stood at 0.5282 deaths per 100 births. 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 deaths per 100 births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.5282 deaths per 100 births, in 2023.
That places Bahrain 128th out of 196 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.697 deaths per 100 births | 0.5922 deaths per 100 births | 0.8498 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5831 deaths per 100 births | 0.5685 deaths per 100 births | 0.5993 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5448 deaths per 100 births | 0.5282 deaths per 100 births | 0.5622 deaths per 100 births | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 125 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.6096 deaths per 100 births compare
- 126 Sri Lanka 0.5927 deaths per 100 births compare
- 127 Iran 0.5422 deaths per 100 births compare
- 129 Nauru 0.5242 deaths per 100 births compare
- 130 Kuwait 0.52 deaths per 100 births compare
- 131 Maldives 0.5147 deaths per 100 births compare
More population data for Bahrain
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.6% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 176,724 people (2100)
- Population density 3,912 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.6% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.8 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 250 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.8 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.8 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 1.0% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.82 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stillbirth rate in Bahrain?
- Stillbirth rate in Bahrain was 0.5282 deaths per 100 births in 2023, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest stillbirth rate recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8498 deaths per 100 births in 2000.
- What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5282 deaths per 100 births in 2023.
- How does Bahrain rank for stillbirth rate?
- Bahrain ranks 128th out of 196 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 United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Stillbirth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of stillbirths, per 100 total births.