Bahrain vs Kuwait: Death rate
Bahrain
2.09 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Kuwait
1.78 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Bahrain rank
232nd
Kuwait rank
234th
Death rate over time
- Bahrain
- Kuwait
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 2.09 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.78 deaths per 1,000 people in Kuwait, a difference of 0.31 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes Bahrain's figure about 1.2 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bahrain ahead.
Bahrain ranks 232nd and Kuwait ranks 234th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 7 and Kuwait in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 22.1 deaths per 1,000 people | 13.61 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.49 deaths per 1,000 people | Bahrain |
| 1960s | 11.73 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.7 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.02 deaths per 1,000 people | Bahrain |
| 1970s | 5.39 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.43 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.9605 deaths per 1,000 people | Bahrain |
| 1980s | 3.48 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.7 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.7792 deaths per 1,000 people | Bahrain |
| 1990s | 2.93 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.4 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.5339 deaths per 1,000 people | Bahrain |
| 2000s | 2.31 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.05 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2567 deaths per 1,000 people | Bahrain |
| 2010s | 2.04 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.86 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.179 deaths per 1,000 people | Bahrain |
| 2020s | 2.39 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.45 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0525 deaths per 1,000 people | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate, Bahrain or Kuwait?
- Bahrain, at 2.09 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.78 deaths per 1,000 people in Kuwait as of 2023.
- What is the difference in death rate between Bahrain and Kuwait?
- 0.31 deaths per 1,000 people, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Kuwait?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bahrain and Kuwait rank globally for death rate?
- Bahrain ranks 232nd and Kuwait ranks 234th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The number of deaths in a year per 1,000 people in the population.