Life expectancy men women in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Life expectancy men women was 84.2 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
84.2
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
38th
of 229 countries
All-time high
84.2
in 2023
All-time low
47.04
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy men women in United Arab Emirates, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 84.2 for life expectancy men women in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy men women in United Arab Emirates peaked at 84.2 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 47.04, in 1950.
That places United Arab Emirates 38th out of 229 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy men women in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 47.04 | — |
| 1951 | 47.77 | +1.5% |
| 1952 | 48.49 | +1.5% |
| 1953 | 49.21 | +1.5% |
| 1954 | 49.94 | +1.5% |
| 1955 | 50.68 | +1.5% |
| 1956 | 51.36 | +1.3% |
| 1957 | 52.09 | +1.4% |
| 1958 | 52.87 | +1.5% |
| 1959 | 53.73 | +1.6% |
| 1960 | 54.63 | +1.7% |
| 1961 | 55.61 | +1.8% |
| 1962 | 56.6 | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 57.62 | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 58.65 | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 59.67 | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 60.78 | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 61.84 | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 62.9 | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 63.92 | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 64.9 | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 65.83 | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 66.7 | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 67.5 | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 68.25 | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 68.94 | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 69.56 | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 70.14 | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 70.65 | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 71.13 | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 71.56 | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 71.95 | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 72.3 | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 72.63 | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 72.91 | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 73.16 | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 73.37 | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 73.54 | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 73.66 | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 73.74 | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 73.79 | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 73.79 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 73.76 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 73.71 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 73.72 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 73.87 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 74.24 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 74.9 | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 75.88 | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 77.04 | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 78.23 | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 79.34 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 80.31 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 81.11 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 81.74 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 82.22 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 82.58 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 82.84 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 82.99 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 83.04 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 83.04 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 83.02 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 83.01 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 83.05 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 83.16 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 83.33 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 83.53 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 83.73 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 83.91 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 84.05 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 83.9 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 80.93 | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 82.11 | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 84.2 | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 50.32 | 47.04 | 53.73 | 10 |
| 1960s | 59.22 | 54.63 | 63.92 | 10 |
| 1970s | 68.36 | 64.9 | 71.13 | 10 |
| 1980s | 72.88 | 71.56 | 73.74 | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.47 | 73.71 | 77.04 | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.44 | 78.23 | 83.04 | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.38 | 83.01 | 84.05 | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.79 | 80.93 | 84.2 | 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 308.9 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 287 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 3.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.1598 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 5.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.2747 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy men women in United Arab Emirates?
- Life expectancy men women in United Arab Emirates was 84.2 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy men women recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 84.2 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy men women recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.04 in 1950.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for life expectancy men women?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 38th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy men women 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy men women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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