Life expectation at birth by sex in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Life expectation at birth by sex was 84.2 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
84.2
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
38th
of 229 countries
All-time high
84.2
in 2023
All-time low
47.04
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectation at birth by sex in United Arab Emirates, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 84.2 for life expectation at birth by sex in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectation at birth by sex in United Arab Emirates peaked at 84.2 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 47.04, in 1950.
That places United Arab Emirates 38th out of 229 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectation at birth by sex in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 47.04 | — |
| 1951 | 47.77 | +1.5% |
| 1952 | 48.49 | +1.5% |
| 1953 | 49.21 | +1.5% |
| 1954 | 49.94 | +1.5% |
| 1955 | 50.68 | +1.5% |
| 1956 | 51.36 | +1.3% |
| 1957 | 52.09 | +1.4% |
| 1958 | 52.87 | +1.5% |
| 1959 | 53.73 | +1.6% |
| 1960 | 54.63 | +1.7% |
| 1961 | 55.61 | +1.8% |
| 1962 | 56.61 | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 57.62 | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 58.65 | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 59.67 | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 60.78 | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 61.84 | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 62.9 | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 63.92 | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 64.9 | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 65.83 | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 66.7 | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 67.51 | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 68.25 | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 68.94 | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 69.56 | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 70.14 | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 70.65 | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 71.13 | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 71.56 | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 71.95 | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 72.3 | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 72.63 | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 72.91 | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 73.16 | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 73.37 | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 73.54 | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 73.66 | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 73.74 | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 73.79 | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 73.79 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 73.76 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 73.71 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 73.72 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 73.87 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 74.24 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 74.9 | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 75.88 | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 77.04 | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 78.23 | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 79.34 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 80.32 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 81.11 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 81.74 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 82.22 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 82.58 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 82.84 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 82.99 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 83.04 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 83.04 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 83.02 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 83.01 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 83.05 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 83.16 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 83.33 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 83.53 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 83.73 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 83.91 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 84.05 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 83.9 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 80.93 | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 82.11 | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 84.2 | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 50.32 | 47.04 | 53.73 | 10 |
| 1960s | 59.22 | 54.63 | 63.92 | 10 |
| 1970s | 68.36 | 64.9 | 71.13 | 10 |
| 1980s | 72.88 | 71.56 | 73.74 | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.47 | 73.71 | 77.04 | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.44 | 78.23 | 83.04 | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.38 | 83.01 | 84.05 | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.79 | 80.93 | 84.2 | 4 |
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More population data for United Arab Emirates
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.4807 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 11,450 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.6462 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.911 (2100)
- Population density 367.99 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 1.66 million (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.911 (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 0.6461 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility, annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectation at birth by sex in United Arab Emirates?
- Life expectation at birth by sex in United Arab Emirates was 84.2 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectation at birth by sex recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 84.2 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectation at birth by sex recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.04 in 1950.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for life expectation at birth by sex?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 38th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectation at birth by sex rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectation at birth by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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