Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Bahrain
Bahrain: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year was 0.4078 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
0.4078 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 12.7%
World rank
188th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.4432 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2000
All-time low
0.2967 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2018
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Bahrain, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Bahrain is 0.4078 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 12.7% on the previous year and up 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Bahrain peaked at 0.4432 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2967 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2018.
That places Bahrain 188th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4432 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.4183 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 0.4147 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.42 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.413 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.3977 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.3791 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 0.349 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.9% |
| 2008 | 0.3313 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3171 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3157 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3175 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.3125 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.3061 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2972 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3017 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.3036 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.3013 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2967 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3023 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.3618 deaths per 100,000 people | +19.7% |
| 2021 | 0.4078 deaths per 100,000 people | +12.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3883 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3171 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4432 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3054 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2967 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3175 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3848 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3618 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4078 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 185 Nicaragua 0.4373 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 186 Iraq 0.4348 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 187 Brunei Darussalam 0.4263 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 189 Oman 0.3913 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 190 Jordan 0.343 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 191 Kuwait 0.3052 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More health data for Bahrain
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4635 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 476.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 41 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.6427 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0292 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2418 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Bahrain?
- Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Bahrain was 0.4078 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4432 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2967 deaths per 100,000 people in 2018.
- How does Bahrain rank for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Bahrain ranks 188th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.