Death rates from alcohol use disorders in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Death rates from alcohol use disorders was 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Death rates from alcohol use disorders 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, death rates from alcohol use disorders in United Arab Emirates stood at 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 25.0% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rates from alcohol use disorders in United Arab Emirates peaked at 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2001.
United Arab Emirates ranks 174th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Death rates from alcohol use disorders in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.7% |
| 2002 | 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.14 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.15 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 0.15 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.15 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people | -25.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.127 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.157 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rates from alcohol use disorders in United Arab Emirates?
- Death rates from alcohol use disorders in United Arab Emirates was 0.12 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 death rates from alcohol use disorders recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people in 2010.
- What is the lowest death rates from alcohol use disorders recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people in 2001.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for death rates from alcohol use disorders?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 174th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rates from alcohol use disorders rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Death rates from alcohol use disorders. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from alcohol use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.