Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Bahrain
Bahrain: Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex was 3 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Bahrain, 1995–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 3 for number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in 2022.
That represents a change of up 200.0% on the previous year and down 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Bahrain peaked at 13 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2020.
That places Bahrain 175th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 5 | — |
| 1996 | 8 | +60.0% |
| 1997 | 6 | -25.0% |
| 2001 | 9 | +50.0% |
| 2002 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 2007 | 4 | -50.0% |
| 2008 | 6 | +50.0% |
| 2009 | 13 | +116.7% |
| 2010 | 2 | -84.6% |
| 2011 | 12 | +500.0% |
| 2012 | 9 | -25.0% |
| 2013 | 11 | +22.2% |
| 2014 | 9 | -18.2% |
| 2015 | 3 | -66.7% |
| 2016 | 4 | +33.3% |
| 2017 | 6 | +50.0% |
| 2018 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2019 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 2020 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | — |
| 2022 | 3 | +200.0% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 3 is below the median for high income countries, which is 52, 6% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 3 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 349, 1% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Bahrain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +500.0% | 2 | 12 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.33 | 5 | 8 | 3 |
| 2000s | 8 | 4 | 13 | 5 |
| 2010s | 6.5 | 2 | 12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.33 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
More development goals data for Bahrain
- Red List Index 0.7845 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 16.37 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 5,065 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 1 (2025)
- Infant deaths 142 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 86 (2024)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 2.01 (2024)
- Under-five deaths 171 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Bahrain?
- Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Bahrain was 3 in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 13 in 2009.
- What is the lowest number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2020.
- How does Bahrain rank for number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex?
- Bahrain ranks 175th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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