Life expectancy at birth, female in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Life expectancy at birth, female was 84.32 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, female in United Arab Emirates, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, female in United Arab Emirates is 84.32 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in United Arab Emirates peaked at 84.32 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 54.63 years, in 1960.
That places United Arab Emirates 33rd out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, female in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 54.63 years | — |
| 1961 | 55.61 years | +1.8% |
| 1962 | 56.6 years | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 57.62 years | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 58.65 years | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 59.67 years | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 60.78 years | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 61.84 years | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 62.9 years | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 63.92 years | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 64.9 years | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 65.83 years | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 66.7 years | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 67.5 years | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 68.25 years | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 68.94 years | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 69.56 years | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 70.14 years | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 70.65 years | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 71.13 years | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 71.56 years | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 71.95 years | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 72.3 years | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 72.63 years | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 72.91 years | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 73.16 years | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 73.37 years | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 73.54 years | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 73.66 years | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 73.74 years | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 73.79 years | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 73.79 years | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 73.76 years | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 73.71 years | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 73.72 years | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 73.87 years | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 74.24 years | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 74.9 years | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 75.88 years | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 77.04 years | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 78.23 years | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 79.34 years | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 80.31 years | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 81.11 years | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 81.74 years | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 82.22 years | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 82.58 years | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 82.84 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 82.99 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 83.04 years | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 83.04 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 83.02 years | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 83.01 years | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 83.05 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 83.16 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 83.33 years | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 83.53 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 83.73 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 83.91 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 84.05 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 83.9 years | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 80.93 years | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 82.11 years | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 84.2 years | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 84.32 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 59.22 years | 54.63 years | 63.92 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 68.36 years | 64.9 years | 71.13 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 72.88 years | 71.56 years | 73.74 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.47 years | 73.71 years | 77.04 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.44 years | 78.23 years | 83.04 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.38 years | 83.01 years | 84.05 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.09 years | 80.93 years | 84.32 years | 5 |
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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)
- 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 life expectancy at birth, female in United Arab Emirates?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in United Arab Emirates was 84.32 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 84.32 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.63 years in 1960.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 33rd out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.