Ireland vs United Arab Emirates: Infant mortality rate by sex
Ireland
0.3178 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
0.3405 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Ireland rank
166th
United Arab Emirates rank
163rd
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Ireland
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 0.3405 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3178 deaths per 100 live births in Ireland, a difference of 0.0227 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, United Arab Emirates has been ahead every year.
Ireland ranks 166th and United Arab Emirates ranks 163rd of 199 countries.
United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.21 deaths per 100 live births | 10.33 deaths per 100 live births | 8.12 deaths per 100 live births | United Arab Emirates |
| 1970s | 1.48 deaths per 100 live births | 4.29 deaths per 100 live births | 2.81 deaths per 100 live births | United Arab Emirates |
| 1980s | 0.8415 deaths per 100 live births | 1.57 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7247 deaths per 100 live births | United Arab Emirates |
| 1990s | 0.578 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8631 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2851 deaths per 100 live births | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | 0.4254 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6874 deaths per 100 live births | 0.262 deaths per 100 live births | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 0.2975 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5424 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2449 deaths per 100 live births | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 0.3021 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3794 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0773 deaths per 100 live births | United Arab Emirates |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Ireland or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 0.3405 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3178 deaths per 100 live births in Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Ireland and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.0227 deaths per 100 live births, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and United Arab Emirates?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and United Arab Emirates rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Ireland ranks 166th and United Arab Emirates ranks 163rd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality rate by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .