Healthy life expectancy at birth in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Healthy life expectancy at birth was 67.27 in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
67.27
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
34th
of 185 countries
All-time high
69.69
in 2019
All-time low
67.27
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Healthy life expectancy at birth in United Arab Emirates, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for healthy life expectancy at birth in United Arab Emirates is 67.27, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy at birth in United Arab Emirates peaked at 69.69 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 67.27, in 2021.
That places United Arab Emirates 34th out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
Healthy life expectancy at birth in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 67.45 | — |
| 2001 | 67.56 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 67.61 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 67.75 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 67.96 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 68.3 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 68.77 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 69.11 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 69.25 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 69.19 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 68.99 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 68.87 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 68.91 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 69.09 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 69.15 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 69.2 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 69.24 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 69.34 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 69.51 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 69.69 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 68.61 | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 67.27 | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.29 | 67.45 | 69.25 | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.2 | 68.87 | 69.69 | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.94 | 67.27 | 68.61 | 2 |
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More health data for United Arab Emirates
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.3472 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 2.97 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 308.9 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 287 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 4.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0797 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 3.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0801 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthy life expectancy at birth in United Arab Emirates?
- Healthy life expectancy at birth in United Arab Emirates was 67.27 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy at birth recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 69.69 in 2019.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy at birth recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.27 in 2021.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for healthy life expectancy at birth?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 34th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is healthy life expectancy at birth rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Healthy life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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