Bahrain vs Egypt: Maternal mortality ratio
Bahrain
16.78 Deaths per 100 000 live births
in 2023
Egypt
16.95 Deaths per 100 000 live births
in 2023
Bahrain rank
129th
Egypt rank
128th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Bahrain
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 16.95 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 16.78 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Bahrain, a difference of 0.17 Deaths per 100 000 live births.
Across all 39 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Bahrain ranks 129th and Egypt ranks 128th of 195 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 36.42 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 127.97 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 91.55 Deaths per 100 000 live births | Egypt |
| 1990s | 31.18 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 79.08 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 47.9 Deaths per 100 000 live births | Egypt |
| 2000s | 21.11 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 42.84 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 21.74 Deaths per 100 000 live births | Egypt |
| 2010s | 16.99 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 25.27 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 8.29 Deaths per 100 000 live births | Egypt |
| 2020s | 9.55 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 28.47 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 18.92 Deaths per 100 000 live births | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Bahrain or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 16.95 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 16.78 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Bahrain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Bahrain and Egypt?
- 0.17 Deaths per 100 000 live births, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Egypt?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Bahrain and Egypt rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Bahrain ranks 129th and Egypt ranks 128th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing 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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About this data
Estimated number of women who die from maternal conditions per 100,000 live births.