Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita was 0.039 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in United Arab Emirates, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in United Arab Emirates is 0.039, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in United Arab Emirates peaked at 0.055 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.039, in 2023.
That places United Arab Emirates 160th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.055 | — |
| 2011 | 0.0536 | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0523 | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0511 | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0499 | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0488 | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0476 | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0465 | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0452 | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.044 | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0438 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.04 | -8.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0412 | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.039 | -5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0494 | 0.044 | 0.055 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.041 | 0.039 | 0.0438 | 4 |
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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)
- 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 6.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0264 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 3.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in United Arab Emirates?
- Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in United Arab Emirates was 0.039 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 0.055 in 2010.
- What is the lowest inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.039 in 2023.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 160th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of the number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.