Burden of disease in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Burden of disease was 15,748 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Burden of disease in United Arab Emirates, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in DALYs per 100,000 people.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 15,748 DALYs per 100,000 people for burden of disease in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, burden of disease in United Arab Emirates peaked at 16,473 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2005 and was at its lowest, 14,696 DALYs per 100,000 people, in 2019.
United Arab Emirates ranks 194th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Burden of disease in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | DALYs per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16,144 DALYs per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 16,227 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 16,305 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 16,390 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 16,457 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 16,473 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 16,379 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 16,149 DALYs per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 15,954 DALYs per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 15,865 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 15,816 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 15,749 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 15,632 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 15,468 DALYs per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 15,302 DALYs per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 15,227 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 15,018 DALYs per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 14,899 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 14,783 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 14,696 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 15,849 DALYs per 100,000 people | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 15,748 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16,234 DALYs per 100,000 people | 15,865 DALYs per 100,000 people | 16,473 DALYs per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,259 DALYs per 100,000 people | 14,696 DALYs per 100,000 people | 15,816 DALYs per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,798 DALYs per 100,000 people | 15,748 DALYs per 100,000 people | 15,849 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is burden of disease in United Arab Emirates?
- Burden of disease in United Arab Emirates was 15,748 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest burden of disease recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 16,473 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2005.
- What is the lowest burden of disease recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,696 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2019.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for burden of disease?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 194th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is burden of disease rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Burden of disease. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of DALYs from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.