Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year was 0.1454 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
0.1454 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 6.1%
World rank
194th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.1701 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2005
All-time low
0.1136 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2019
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in United Arab Emirates, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2021, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in United Arab Emirates stood at 0.1454 deaths per 100,000 people.
That represents a change of up 6.1% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in United Arab Emirates peaked at 0.1701 deaths per 100,000 people in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.1136 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2019.
That places United Arab Emirates 194th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1542 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.1574 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1618 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1657 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1686 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1701 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1653 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.152 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1401 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 0.133 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1286 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1279 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1271 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1242 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1231 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1231 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.119 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.116 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1145 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1136 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.137 deaths per 100,000 people | +20.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1454 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.1% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 0.1454 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.95 deaths per 100,000 people, 15% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 0.1454 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.5852 deaths per 100,000 people, 25% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1568 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.133 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1701 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1217 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1136 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1286 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1412 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.137 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1454 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in United Arab Emirates?
- Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in United Arab Emirates was 0.1454 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1701 deaths per 100,000 people in 2005.
- What is the lowest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1136 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 194th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. 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 Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.