Neonatal mortality rate in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Neonatal mortality rate was 0.2361 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Neonatal mortality rate in United Arab Emirates, 1978–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 0.2361 deaths per 100 live births for neonatal mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 47 years on record.
The figure is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 42.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in United Arab Emirates peaked at 1.67 deaths per 100 live births in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.2361 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
United Arab Emirates ranks 169th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.62 deaths per 100 live births | 1.57 deaths per 100 live births | 1.67 deaths per 100 live births | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.05 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8122 deaths per 100 live births | 1.44 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6721 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6017 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7866 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.527 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4079 deaths per 100 live births | 0.587 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3759 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3289 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4171 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2661 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2361 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3028 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 166 Bulgaria 0.2582 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 167 Poland 0.2468 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 168 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.2419 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 170 Germany 0.2296 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 171 Australia 0.2276 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 172 Belgium 0.222 deaths per 100 live births compare
More health data for United Arab Emirates
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 10 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 10 deaths (2026)
- 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 neonatal mortality rate in United Arab Emirates?
- Neonatal mortality rate in United Arab Emirates was 0.2361 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 1.67 deaths per 100 live births in 1978.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2361 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 169th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .