Infant mortality rate in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Infant mortality rate was 0.3781 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Infant mortality rate in United Arab Emirates, 1960–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for infant mortality rate in United Arab Emirates is 0.3781 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 39.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in United Arab Emirates peaked at 14.63 deaths per 100 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.3781 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
United Arab Emirates ranks 163rd of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.34 deaths per 100 live births | 7.99 deaths per 100 live births | 14.63 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.86 deaths per 100 live births | 2.92 deaths per 100 live births | 7.29 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.81 deaths per 100 live births | 1.25 deaths per 100 live births | 2.63 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9888 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8628 deaths per 100 live births | 1.18 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7813 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7149 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8471 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6099 deaths per 100 live births | 0.499 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6994 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4218 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3781 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4707 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 160 Cyprus 0.4106 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 161 China 0.4079 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 162 New Zealand 0.4022 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 164 Poland 0.3612 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 165 Denmark 0.3528 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 166 Ireland 0.3432 deaths per 100 live births compare
More health data for United Arab Emirates
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 10 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 10 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 159,460 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 101,190 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 143,931 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 90,961 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 131,855 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 80,194 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate in United Arab Emirates?
- Infant mortality rate in United Arab Emirates was 0.3781 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 14.63 deaths per 100 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3781 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for infant mortality rate?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 163rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .