Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths was 255 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
255 deaths
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
123rd
of 199 countries
All-time high
415 deaths
in 1980
All-time low
250 deaths
in 2022
Years of data
46
1979–2024
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in United Arab Emirates, 1979–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 255 deaths for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in United Arab Emirates peaked at 415 deaths in 1980 and was at its lowest, 250 deaths, in 2022.
United Arab Emirates ranks 123rd of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 403 deaths | — |
| 1980 | 415 deaths | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 413 deaths | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 404 deaths | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 394 deaths | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 385 deaths | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 378 deaths | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 377 deaths | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 370 deaths | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 367 deaths | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 367 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 366 deaths | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 356 deaths | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 350 deaths | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 332 deaths | -5.1% |
| 1994 | 330 deaths | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 291 deaths | -11.8% |
| 1996 | 279 deaths | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 280 deaths | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 297 deaths | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 321 deaths | +8.1% |
| 2000 | 334 deaths | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 340 deaths | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 351 deaths | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 365 deaths | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 369 deaths | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 363 deaths | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 325 deaths | -10.5% |
| 2007 | 313 deaths | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 290 deaths | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 302 deaths | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 281 deaths | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 280 deaths | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 314 deaths | +12.1% |
| 2013 | 360 deaths | +14.6% |
| 2014 | 388 deaths | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 399 deaths | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 395 deaths | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 379 deaths | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 343 deaths | -9.5% |
| 2019 | 311 deaths | -9.3% |
| 2020 | 299 deaths | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 256 deaths | -14.4% |
| 2022 | 250 deaths | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 258 deaths | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 255 deaths | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 403 deaths | 403 deaths | 403 deaths | 1 |
| 1980s | 387 deaths | 367 deaths | 415 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 320.2 deaths | 279 deaths | 366 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 335.2 deaths | 290 deaths | 369 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 345 deaths | 280 deaths | 399 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 263.6 deaths | 250 deaths | 299 deaths | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 120 Costa Rica 374 deaths compare
- 121 Israel 294 deaths compare
- 122 Republic of Korea 281 deaths compare
- 124 Guyana 253 deaths compare
- 125 Fiji 249 deaths compare
- 126 Switzerland 230 deaths compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in United Arab Emirates?
- Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in United Arab Emirates was 255 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of neonatal, infant and child deaths recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 415 deaths in 1980.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal, infant and child deaths recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 250 deaths in 2022.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 123rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal, infant and child deaths rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .