Stillbirth rate in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Stillbirth rate was 0.3913 deaths per 100 births in 2023. ▼ Falling
Stillbirth rate in United Arab Emirates, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for stillbirth rate in United Arab Emirates is 0.3913 deaths per 100 births, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stillbirth rate in United Arab Emirates peaked at 0.845 deaths per 100 births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3913 deaths per 100 births, in 2023.
United Arab Emirates ranks 151st of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7577 deaths per 100 births | 0.6497 deaths per 100 births | 0.845 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5241 deaths per 100 births | 0.4761 deaths per 100 births | 0.5923 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.422 deaths per 100 births | 0.3913 deaths per 100 births | 0.4587 deaths per 100 births | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 148 Saudi Arabia 0.4033 deaths per 100 births compare
- 149 Albania 0.3965 deaths per 100 births compare
- 150 Thailand 0.3944 deaths per 100 births compare
- 152 Montenegro 0.3784 deaths per 100 births compare
- 153 North Macedonia 0.3619 deaths per 100 births compare
- 154 Hungary 0.3522 deaths per 100 births compare
More population data for United Arab Emirates
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.9% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1.66 million people (2100)
- Population density 367.99 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.9% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.21 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 1,377 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.21 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.21 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 0.9% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.2 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stillbirth rate in United Arab Emirates?
- Stillbirth rate in United Arab Emirates was 0.3913 deaths per 100 births in 2023, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest stillbirth rate recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 0.845 deaths per 100 births in 2000.
- What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3913 deaths per 100 births in 2023.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for stillbirth rate?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 151st out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.3%. 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 Stillbirth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of stillbirths, per 100 total births.