Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of was 98 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of in United Arab Emirates, 1980–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2025, percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of in United Arab Emirates stood at 98.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of in United Arab Emirates peaked at 99 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 32, in 1980.
United Arab Emirates ranks 9th of 20 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 32 | — |
| 1981 | 70 | +118.8% |
| 1982 | 68 | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 74 | +8.8% |
| 1984 | 81 | +9.5% |
| 1985 | 91 | +12.3% |
| 1986 | 92 | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 93 | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 94 | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 94 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 95 | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 95 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 95 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 96 | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 97 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 96 | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 97 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 96 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 95 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 94 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 95 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 96 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 98 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 99 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 97 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 99 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 90 | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 96 | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 98 | +2.1% |
| 2025 | 98 | +0.0% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 98 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 98, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 98 is below the median for high income countries, which is 99, 99% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of in United Arab Emirates changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +118.8% | 32 | 70 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 78.9 | 32 | 94 | 10 |
| 1990s | 95.9 | 95 | 97 | 10 |
| 2000s | 96.2 | 95 | 97 | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.5 | 94 | 99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.67 | 90 | 98 | 6 |
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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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 6.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0264 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 3.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of in United Arab Emirates?
- Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of in United Arab Emirates was 98 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 99 in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 32 in 1980.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 9th out of 20 countries with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of DTP-containing vaccine. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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