Life expectancy in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Life expectancy was 78.95 years in 2020. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy in United Arab Emirates, 1870–2020
Source: Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 78.95 years for life expectancy in 2020.
The figure is up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in United Arab Emirates peaked at 79.22 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 25 years, in 1870.
United Arab Emirates ranks 35th of 162 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Life expectancy in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 25 years | — |
| 1880 | 25 years | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 25 years | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 25 years | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 26 years | +4.0% |
| 1925 | 26 years | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 26 years | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 26 years | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 26 years | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 48 years | +84.6% |
| 1955 | 51.05 years | +6.4% |
| 1960 | 53.41 years | +4.6% |
| 1965 | 57.41 years | +7.5% |
| 1970 | 61.11 years | +6.4% |
| 1975 | 65.05 years | +6.5% |
| 1980 | 67.53 years | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 69.99 years | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 71.9 years | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 72.69 years | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 74.38 years | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 76.68 years | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 78.33 years | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 79.22 years | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 78.95 years | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 25 years | 25 years | 25 years | 1 |
| 1880s | 25 years | 25 years | 25 years | 1 |
| 1890s | 25 years | 25 years | 25 years | 1 |
| 1900s | 25 years | 25 years | 25 years | 1 |
| 1910s | 26 years | 26 years | 26 years | 1 |
| 1920s | 26 years | 26 years | 26 years | 2 |
| 1930s | 26 years | 26 years | 26 years | 2 |
| 1950s | 49.52 years | 48 years | 51.05 years | 2 |
| 1960s | 55.41 years | 53.41 years | 57.41 years | 2 |
| 1970s | 63.08 years | 61.11 years | 65.05 years | 2 |
| 1980s | 68.76 years | 67.53 years | 69.99 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 72.3 years | 71.9 years | 72.69 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 75.53 years | 74.38 years | 76.68 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 78.78 years | 78.33 years | 79.22 years | 2 |
| 2020s | 78.95 years | 78.95 years | 78.95 years | 1 |
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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 50-54, male, annual growth rate 5.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0338 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0118 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy in United Arab Emirates?
- Life expectancy in United Arab Emirates was 78.95 years in 2020, according to Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 79.22 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 25 years in 1870.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for life expectancy?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 35th out of 162 countries with data for 2020.
- Is life expectancy rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.