What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Bahrain and Saudi Arabia?

0.3 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Saudi Arabia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Saudi Arabia?

36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Maternal mortality ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bahrain vs Saudi Arabia: Maternal mortality ratio

Bahrain

15.9 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Saudi Arabia

16.2 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Bahrain rank

134th

Saudi Arabia rank

133rd

Maternal mortality ratio over time

Bahrain
Saudi Arabia

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 16.2 deaths per 100,000 live births against 15.9 deaths per 100,000 live births in Bahrain, a difference of 0.3 deaths per 100,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Bahrain ahead.

Bahrain ranks 134th and Saudi Arabia ranks 133rd of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 4 and Saudi Arabia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bahrain	Saudi Arabia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	37.08 deaths per 100,000 live births	32.5 deaths per 100,000 live births	4.57 deaths per 100,000 live births	Bahrain
1990s	31.2 deaths per 100,000 live births	24.54 deaths per 100,000 live births	6.66 deaths per 100,000 live births	Bahrain
2000s	21.53 deaths per 100,000 live births	18.56 deaths per 100,000 live births	2.97 deaths per 100,000 live births	Bahrain
2010s	16.31 deaths per 100,000 live births	15.82 deaths per 100,000 live births	0.4943 deaths per 100,000 live births	Bahrain
2020s	15.9 deaths per 100,000 live births	16.2 deaths per 100,000 live births	0.3059 deaths per 100,000 live births	Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Bahrain or Saudi Arabia?: Saudi Arabia, at 16.2 deaths per 100,000 live births against 15.9 deaths per 100,000 live births in Bahrain as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Bahrain and Saudi Arabia?: 0.3 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Saudi Arabia?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Bahrain and Saudi Arabia rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Bahrain ranks 134th and Saudi Arabia ranks 133rd of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Maternal mortality ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Maternal mortality ratio
Unit: deaths per 100,000 live births
Source: UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 185 places, 6,660 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

The estimated maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.