Number of maternal deaths in Bahrain
Bahrain: Number of maternal deaths was 3 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of maternal deaths in Bahrain, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 3 for number of maternal deaths in 2023.
That represents a change of up 200.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of maternal deaths in Bahrain peaked at 5 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2020.
Bahrain ranks 147th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 1990s | 4.4 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.75 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
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More health data for Bahrain
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 10,906 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 9,725 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 10,457 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 10,000 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 10,750 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 10,906 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 10,370 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 10,423 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 10,308 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 10,642 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of maternal deaths in Bahrain?
- Number of maternal deaths in Bahrain was 3 in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest number of maternal deaths recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 5 in 1985.
- What is the lowest number of maternal deaths recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2020.
- How does Bahrain rank for number of maternal deaths?
- Bahrain ranks 147th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of maternal deaths rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Number of maternal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A maternal death refers to the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management but not from accidental or incidental causes.