Number of under-five deaths, male in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Number of under-five deaths, male was 278 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
278
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
123rd
of 197 countries
All-time high
493
in 1981
All-time low
277
in 2022
Years of data
60
1965–2024
Number of under-five deaths, male in United Arab Emirates, 1965–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 278 for number of under-five deaths, male in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male in United Arab Emirates peaked at 493 in 1981 and was at its lowest, 277, in 2022.
That places United Arab Emirates 123rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 60 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, male in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 488 | — |
| 1966 | 472 | -3.3% |
| 1967 | 453 | -4.0% |
| 1968 | 431 | -4.9% |
| 1969 | 420 | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 423 | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 429 | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 434 | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 438 | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 438 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 436 | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 429 | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 439 | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 462 | +5.2% |
| 1979 | 479 | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 490 | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 493 | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 488 | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 477 | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 465 | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 452 | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 440 | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 427 | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 411 | -3.7% |
| 1989 | 400 | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 389 | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 377 | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 365 | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 353 | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 345 | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 329 | -4.6% |
| 1996 | 306 | -7.0% |
| 1997 | 297 | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 298 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 311 | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 326 | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 337 | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 347 | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 359 | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 366 | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 365 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 348 | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 332 | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 328 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 345 | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 366 | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 375 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 388 | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 401 | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 407 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 401 | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 393 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 382 | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 361 | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 337 | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 322 | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 298 | -7.5% |
| 2022 | 277 | -7.0% |
| 2023 | 277 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 278 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 452.8 | 420 | 488 | 5 |
| 1970s | 440.7 | 423 | 479 | 10 |
| 1980s | 454.3 | 400 | 493 | 10 |
| 1990s | 337 | 297 | 389 | 10 |
| 2000s | 345.3 | 326 | 366 | 10 |
| 2010s | 381.1 | 337 | 407 | 10 |
| 2020s | 290.4 | 277 | 322 | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 120 Israel 318 compare
- 121 Republic of Moldova 307 compare
- 122 Costa Rica 299 compare
- 124 Fiji 273 compare
- 125 Solomon Islands 241 compare
- 126 Guyana 240 compare
More education data for United Arab Emirates
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 894,302 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 39,735 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 6.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 430,303 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 463,999 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 6.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 244,466 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.05 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, male in United Arab Emirates?
- Number of under-five deaths, male in United Arab Emirates was 278 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, male recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 493 in 1981.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 277 in 2022.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for number of under-five deaths, male?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 123rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of under-five deaths, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male children dying before reaching age five.