Deaths from road injuries in United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates: Deaths from road injuries was 578.52 in 2021. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2021)
578.52
Change on year
up 15.4%
World rank
107th
of 192 countries
All-time high
1,849
in 2008
All-time low
501.45
in 2020
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Deaths from road injuries in United Arab Emirates, 2000–2021

5001.0k1.5k2.0k2000201020212000: 1.1k2001: 1.3k2002: 1.3k2003: 1.6k2004: 1.5k2005: 1.5k2006: 1.5k2007: 1.8k2008: 1.8k2009: 1.6k2010: 1.2k2011: 1.0k2012: 893.52013: 866.22014: 963.52015: 933.82016: 1.0k2017: 765.82018: 660.52019: 630.32020: 501.42021: 578.5

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for deaths from road injuries in United Arab Emirates is 578.52, measured in 2021.

That represents a change of up 15.4% on the previous year and down 43.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, deaths from road injuries in United Arab Emirates peaked at 1,849 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 501.45, in 2020.

That places United Arab Emirates 107th out of 192 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,502 1,117 1,849 10
2010s 893.32 630.31 1,181 10
2020s 539.99 501.45 578.52 2

Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates

  1. 104 Cuba 614.43 compare
  2. 105 Netherlands 600 compare
  3. 106 Gambia 582 compare
  4. 108 Bulgaria 578 compare
  5. 109 Congo 562.06 compare
  6. 110 Namibia 557 compare

See the full ranking of 194 places β†’

More health data for United Arab Emirates

All data for United Arab Emirates β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is deaths from road injuries in United Arab Emirates?
Deaths from road injuries in United Arab Emirates was 578.52 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest deaths from road injuries recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The highest recorded value was 1,849 in 2008.
What is the lowest deaths from road injuries recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The lowest recorded value was 501.45 in 2020.
How does United Arab Emirates rank for deaths from road injuries?
United Arab Emirates ranks 107th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
Is deaths from road injuries rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
Over the last ten years it is down 43.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Deaths from road injuries. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV Β· JSON β€” 22 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Deaths from road injuries in United Arab Emirates. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 20 August 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/deaths-from-road-injuries/united-arab-emirates/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/stat/deaths-from-road-injuries/united-arab-emirates/">Deaths from road injuries in United Arab Emirates</a> β€” Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Deaths from road injuries
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed