United Arab Emirates sits in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan. A newborn there can expect about 83.2 years of life, 19th of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for United Arab Emirates, each with its global rank and source year.
17 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure
| Measure | Value | World rank | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 83.2 yrs | 19 of 212 | 2024 |
| Age-standardized death rate | 5.5 /1,000 | 148 of 182 | 2021 |
| Crude death rate | 1.0 /1,000 | 212 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life expectancy at 60 | 20.4 yrs | 46 of 182 | 2021 |
| Male mortality penalty | 18.9 /1,000 | 200 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life-expectancy gap (F−M) | 2.2 yrs | 206 of 212 | 2024 |
| Old-age sex ratio (65+) | 126 men/100 women | 211 of 212 | 2024 |
| Infant mortality | 3.8 /1,000 | 156 of 192 | 2024 |
| Maternal mortality | 3.0 /100k | 186 of 191 | 2023 |
| Premature NCD mortality | 11.6 % | 149 of 182 | 2021 |
| Suicide rate | 1.7 /100k | 166 of 182 | 2021 |
| Road-traffic deaths | 8.9 /100k | 129 of 187 | 2019 |
| Adult obesity | 17.9 % | 63 of 143 | 2003 |
| Recorded alcohol per adult | 2.1 L | 131 of 185 | 2020 |
| Population aged 65+ | 1.8 % | 211 of 212 | 2024 |
| Health spending per capita | $2,402 | 35 of 191 | 2023 |
| GDP per capita | $50,274 | 31 of 212 | 2024 |
Measured against the rest of the world, United Arab Emirates's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 1st lowest crude death rate in the world (1.0 /1,000) and the 2nd highest old-age sex ratio in the world (126 men/100 women). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for United Arab Emirates; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.