Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Bahrain
Bahrain: Mental health and substance use disorders death rate was 0.45 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate 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
In 2021, mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Bahrain stood at 0.45 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 18.2% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Bahrain peaked at 0.89 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.45 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2021.
Bahrain ranks 181st of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.89 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.84 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 0.73 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.1% |
| 2003 | 0.68 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 0.63 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.4% |
| 2005 | 0.6 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.51 deaths per 100,000 people | -15.0% |
| 2007 | 0.52 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.52 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.48 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 0.47 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.47 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.48 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.46 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.47 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.46 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.7% |
| 2017 | 0.51 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.52 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.55 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 0.45 deaths per 100,000 people | -18.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.484 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 178 Türkiye 0.52 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 179 Mauritania 0.47 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 180 Armenia 0.46 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 181 Timor-Leste 0.45 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 183 Oman 0.4 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 184 Andorra 0.39 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Bahrain?
- Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Bahrain was 0.45 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 mental health and substance use disorders death rate recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.89 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest mental health and substance use disorders death rate recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.45 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Bahrain rank for mental health and substance use disorders death rate?
- Bahrain ranks 181st out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mental health and substance use disorders death rate rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. 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 Mental health and substance use disorders death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from mental and substance use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.