United Arab Emirates vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Child mortality

United Arab Emirates
0.4789 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0.468 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
United Arab Emirates rank
163rd
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
165th

Child mortality over time

  • United Arab Emirates
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 0.4789 deaths per 100 live births against 0.468 deaths per 100 live births in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 0.0109 deaths per 100 live births.

Across all 225 years both countries report, United Arab Emirates has been ahead every year.

United Arab Emirates ranks 163rd and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 165th of 203 countries.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 23 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade United Arab Emirates United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1800s 43.45 deaths per 100 live births 32.1 deaths per 100 live births 11.35 deaths per 100 live births United Arab Emirates
1810s 43.45 deaths per 100 live births 31.15 deaths per 100 live births 12.29 deaths per 100 live births United Arab Emirates
1820s 43.45 deaths per 100 live births 31.28 deaths per 100 live births 12.16 deaths per 100 live births United Arab Emirates
1830s 43.45 deaths per 100 live births 28.8 deaths per 100 live births 14.65 deaths per 100 live births United Arab Emirates
1840s 43.45 deaths per 100 live births 26.56 deaths per 100 live births 16.88 deaths per 100 live births United Arab Emirates
1850s 43.45 deaths per 100 live births 26.49 deaths per 100 live births 16.96 deaths per 100 live births United Arab Emirates
1860s 43.45 deaths per 100 live births 26.18 deaths per 100 live births 17.27 deaths per 100 live births United Arab Emirates
1870s 43.45 deaths per 100 live births 24.54 deaths per 100 live births 18.91 deaths per 100 live births United Arab Emirates
1880s 43.45 deaths per 100 live births 22.66 deaths per 100 live births 20.79 deaths per 100 live births United Arab Emirates
1890s 43.43 deaths per 100 live births 22.88 deaths per 100 live births 20.55 deaths per 100 live births United Arab Emirates
1900s 43.1 deaths per 100 live births 19.31 deaths per 100 live births 23.79 deaths per 100 live births United Arab Emirates
1910s 42.22 deaths per 100 live births 15.46 deaths per 100 live births 26.76 deaths per 100 live births United Arab Emirates
1920s 41.2 deaths per 100 live births 11.16 deaths per 100 live births 30.05 deaths per 100 live births United Arab Emirates
1930s 40.18 deaths per 100 live births 8.35 deaths per 100 live births 31.83 deaths per 100 live births United Arab Emirates
1940s 36.79 deaths per 100 live births 5.91 deaths per 100 live births 30.88 deaths per 100 live births United Arab Emirates
1950s 24.1 deaths per 100 live births 3.09 deaths per 100 live births 21.01 deaths per 100 live births United Arab Emirates
1960s 15.35 deaths per 100 live births 2.39 deaths per 100 live births 12.96 deaths per 100 live births United Arab Emirates
1970s 6.37 deaths per 100 live births 1.82 deaths per 100 live births 4.55 deaths per 100 live births United Arab Emirates
1980s 2.33 deaths per 100 live births 1.18 deaths per 100 live births 1.16 deaths per 100 live births United Arab Emirates
1990s 1.26 deaths per 100 live births 0.7586 deaths per 100 live births 0.5047 deaths per 100 live births United Arab Emirates
2000s 0.9869 deaths per 100 live births 0.6038 deaths per 100 live births 0.3831 deaths per 100 live births United Arab Emirates
2010s 0.7682 deaths per 100 live births 0.4609 deaths per 100 live births 0.3073 deaths per 100 live births United Arab Emirates
2020s 0.5337 deaths per 100 live births 0.4529 deaths per 100 live births 0.0809 deaths per 100 live births United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality, United Arab Emirates or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Arab Emirates, at 0.4789 deaths per 100 live births against 0.468 deaths per 100 live births in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality between United Arab Emirates and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.0109 deaths per 100 live births, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United Arab Emirates and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
225 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2024.
How do United Arab Emirates and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for child mortality?
United Arab Emirates ranks 163rd and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 165th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Child mortality
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
203 places, 42,924 data points, 1800–2024
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Estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.