Child mortality rate in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Child mortality rate was 0.48 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Child mortality rate in United Arab Emirates, 1960–2024
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
In 2024, child mortality rate in United Arab Emirates stood at 0.48 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 39.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate in United Arab Emirates peaked at 20.13 deaths per 100 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.48 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
That places United Arab Emirates 162nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.35 deaths per 100 live births | 10.61 deaths per 100 live births | 20.13 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.37 deaths per 100 live births | 3.79 deaths per 100 live births | 9.65 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.33 deaths per 100 live births | 1.61 deaths per 100 live births | 3.4 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.26 deaths per 100 live births | 1.1 deaths per 100 live births | 1.51 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.987 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9 deaths per 100 live births | 1.07 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.768 deaths per 100 live births | 0.63 deaths per 100 live births | 0.88 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.532 deaths per 100 live births | 0.48 deaths per 100 live births | 0.59 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 159 Malta 0.53 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 160 Russia 0.52 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 161 Cyprus 0.5 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 163 New Zealand 0.47 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 163 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.47 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 163 United Kingdom 0.47 deaths per 100 live births compare
More health data for United Arab Emirates
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 308.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 287 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 10 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 10 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 159,460 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 101,190 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 143,931 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 90,961 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 131,855 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 80,194 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate in United Arab Emirates?
- Child mortality rate in United Arab Emirates was 0.48 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 20.13 deaths per 100 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.48 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for child mortality rate?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 162nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality rate rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.