Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Bahrain
Bahrain: Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population was 0.2722 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Bahrain, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Bahrain is 0.2722, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 6.9% on the previous year and down 67.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Bahrain peaked at 1.5 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2237, in 2017.
Bahrain ranks 182nd of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.5 | — |
| 2001 | 1.21 | -19.3% |
| 2002 | 1.05 | -12.9% |
| 2003 | 1.02 | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.9535 | -6.9% |
| 2005 | 0.9074 | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.8752 | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.8699 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.8585 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8315 | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.8162 | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.8271 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.6185 | -25.2% |
| 2013 | 0.5434 | -12.1% |
| 2014 | 0.7124 | +31.1% |
| 2015 | 0.5213 | -26.8% |
| 2016 | 0.3679 | -29.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2237 | -39.2% |
| 2018 | 0.3585 | +60.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3414 | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2925 | -14.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2722 | -6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.01 | 0.8315 | 1.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.533 | 0.2237 | 0.8271 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2824 | 0.2722 | 0.2925 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 179 Qatar 0.4759 compare
- 180 Luxembourg 0.4749 compare
- 181 Switzerland 0.4435 compare
- 183 Japan 0.1814 compare
- 184 Singapore 0.1811 compare
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 240 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 267 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Bahrain?
- Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Bahrain was 0.2722 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5 in 2000.
- What is the lowest estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2237 in 2017.
- How does Bahrain rank for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population?
- Bahrain ranks 182nd out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.1%. 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, published as part of Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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