Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases was 11.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in United Arab Emirates, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (WHO), Global Health Observatory, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in United Arab Emirates is 11.6%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 20.8% on the previous year and up 39.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in United Arab Emirates peaked at 11.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 2009.
That places United Arab Emirates 149th out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.8% | 7.6% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.4% | 8.0% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.6% | 9.6% | 11.6% | 2 |
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- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 10 deaths (2026)
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- 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 expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in United Arab Emirates?
- Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in United Arab Emirates was 11.6% in 2021, according to World Health Organization (WHO), Global Health Observatory, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 11.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 2009.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 149th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (WHO), Global Health Observatory, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated share of 30-year-olds who would die before their 70th birthday from common non-communicable diseases: any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease.