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
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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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Indicator
Maternal mortality ratio
Unit
Deaths per 100 000 live births
Source
World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
195 places, 7,605 data points, 1985–2023
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Estimated number of women who die from maternal conditions per 100,000 live births.