Number of suicides in Bahrain
Bahrain: Number of suicides was 64.37 deaths in 2021. ▬ Flat
Number of suicides in Bahrain, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of suicides in Bahrain is 64.37 deaths, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 19.4% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of suicides in Bahrain peaked at 88.17 deaths in 2018 and was at its lowest, 64.37 deaths, in 2021.
Bahrain ranks 157th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Number of suicides in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 77.1 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 80.25 deaths | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 76.32 deaths | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 80.47 deaths | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 83.7 deaths | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 84.42 deaths | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 71.62 deaths | -15.2% |
| 2007 | 73.6 deaths | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 74.77 deaths | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 70.45 deaths | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 67.78 deaths | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 66.89 deaths | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 70.32 deaths | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 70.09 deaths | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 73.58 deaths | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 71.69 deaths | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 81.18 deaths | +13.2% |
| 2017 | 86.05 deaths | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 88.17 deaths | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 80.22 deaths | -9.0% |
| 2020 | 79.87 deaths | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 64.37 deaths | -19.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.27 deaths | 70.45 deaths | 84.42 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.6 deaths | 66.89 deaths | 88.17 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.12 deaths | 64.37 deaths | 79.87 deaths | 2 |
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- 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)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0031 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.003 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of suicides in Bahrain?
- Number of suicides in Bahrain was 64.37 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of suicides recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 88.17 deaths in 2018.
- What is the lowest number of suicides recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.37 deaths in 2021.
- How does Bahrain rank for number of suicides?
- Bahrain ranks 157th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is number of suicides rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Number of suicides. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from self-harm in both sexes.