Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) in Bahrain
Bahrain: Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) was 6.62 per 100,000 male population in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
6.62 per 100,000 male population
Change on year
down 18.1%
World rank
131st
of 185 countries
All-time high
15.17 per 100,000 male population
in 2000
All-time low
6.62 per 100,000 male population
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Suicide mortality rate, male in Bahrain, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 100,000 male population.
Analysis
In 2021, suicide mortality rate, male in Bahrain stood at 6.62 per 100,000 male population. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 18.1% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate, male in Bahrain peaked at 15.17 per 100,000 male population in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.62 per 100,000 male population, in 2021.
Bahrain ranks 131st of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 male population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.17 per 100,000 male population | — |
| 2001 | 15.1 per 100,000 male population | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 14.01 per 100,000 male population | -7.2% |
| 2003 | 14.58 per 100,000 male population | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 14.24 per 100,000 male population | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 13.23 per 100,000 male population | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 10.28 per 100,000 male population | -22.3% |
| 2007 | 10.02 per 100,000 male population | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 9.55 per 100,000 male population | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 8.38 per 100,000 male population | -12.3% |
| 2010 | 7.85 per 100,000 male population | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 7.84 per 100,000 male population | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 8.16 per 100,000 male population | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 7.88 per 100,000 male population | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 8.02 per 100,000 male population | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 7.49 per 100,000 male population | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 8.3 per 100,000 male population | +10.8% |
| 2017 | 8.55 per 100,000 male population | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 8.52 per 100,000 male population | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 7.63 per 100,000 male population | -10.4% |
| 2020 | 8.08 per 100,000 male population | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 6.62 per 100,000 male population | -18.1% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 6.62 per 100,000 male population is below the median for high income countries, which is 15.31 per 100,000 male population, 43% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 6.62 per 100,000 male population is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.58 per 100,000 male population, 1.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.46 per 100,000 male population | 8.38 per 100,000 male population | 15.17 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.02 per 100,000 male population | 7.49 per 100,000 male population | 8.55 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.35 per 100,000 male population | 6.62 per 100,000 male population | 8.08 per 100,000 male population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 128 Nicaragua 6.9 per 100,000 male population compare
- 129 Belize 6.84 per 100,000 male population compare
- 130 Kenya 6.69 per 100,000 male population compare
- 132 Gambia 6.55 per 100,000 male population compare
- 132 Laos 6.55 per 100,000 male population compare
- 134 Cambodia 6.34 per 100,000 male population compare
- 134 Seychelles 6.34 per 100,000 male population compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate, male in Bahrain?
- Suicide mortality rate, male in Bahrain was 6.62 per 100,000 male population in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest suicide mortality rate, male recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 15.17 per 100,000 male population in 2000.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate, male recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.62 per 100,000 male population in 2021.
- How does Bahrain rank for suicide mortality rate, male?
- Bahrain ranks 131st out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate, male rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).