Stillbirth rate in Bahrain
Bahrain: Stillbirth rate was 5.3 per 1,000 total births in 2023. ▼ Falling
Stillbirth rate in Bahrain, 2000–2023
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org. Measured in per 1,000 total births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for stillbirth rate in Bahrain is 5.3 per 1,000 total births, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stillbirth rate in Bahrain peaked at 8.5 per 1,000 total births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.3 per 1,000 total births, in 2023.
Bahrain ranks 125th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.98 per 1,000 total births | 5.9 per 1,000 total births | 8.5 per 1,000 total births | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.83 per 1,000 total births | 5.7 per 1,000 total births | 6 per 1,000 total births | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.45 per 1,000 total births | 5.3 per 1,000 total births | 5.6 per 1,000 total births | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 122 Turks and Caicos Islands 6.1 per 1,000 total births compare
- 123 Sri Lanka 5.9 per 1,000 total births compare
- 124 Iran 5.4 per 1,000 total births compare
- 126 Kuwait 5.2 per 1,000 total births compare
- 126 Nauru 5.2 per 1,000 total births compare
- 128 Argentina 5.1 per 1,000 total births compare
- 128 Maldives 5.1 per 1,000 total births compare
- 128 Oman 5.1 per 1,000 total births compare
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, female, interpolated 10,221 (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 stillbirth rate in Bahrain?
- Stillbirth rate in Bahrain was 5.3 per 1,000 total births in 2023, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest stillbirth rate recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 8.5 per 1,000 total births in 2000.
- What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3 per 1,000 total births in 2023.
- How does Bahrain rank for stillbirth rate?
- Bahrain ranks 125th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Stillbirth rate (per 1,000 total births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Stillbirth rate is the number of fetal deaths at 28 weeks or more of gestation per 1,000 total births. Total birth is the sum of stillbirths (as just defined) and live births.