Child Mortality (under 5) in United Arab Emirates: 1800 to Today (and Tomorrow)

Numbers on a page can obscure the raw texture of human experience, yet child mortality statistics capture the most profound thresholds of family life. In the United Arab Emirates, these figures tell the story of every newborn facing the fragile dawn of existence, and the agonizing weight of loss carried by parents across generations. Every data point represents a child who took their first breath, framing a deeply universal human journey within the precise boundaries of historical record.

Across three centuries, the statistical landscape of the United Arab Emirates has transformed dramatically. In the 1800s estimate, the decades began with 323.97 children per thousand not surviving to age five, easing slowly through the 1810s estimate of 318.04, the 1820s estimate of 312.12, the 1830s estimate of 306.19, the 1840s estimate of 300.27, the 1850s estimate of 294.35, the 1860s estimate of 288.42, the 1870s estimate of 282.5, the 1880s estimate of 276.58, the 1890s estimate of 270.65, and reaching the 1900s estimate of 264.73 per 1,000 births. The downward trajectory continued through the 1910s estimate of 240.29, the 1920s estimate of 215.86, the 1930s estimate of 191.43, and the 1940s estimate of 166.99. By the 1950s it was 142.56, falling through the 1960s at 110.99, the 1970s at 79.43, the 1980s at 47.86, the 1990s at 32.64, the 2000s at 17.42, and the 2010s at 11.96.

If you were born in the United Arab Emirates in the 2020s, child mortality (under 5) stands at 6.5 per 1,000 births — ranking #57 of 157 countries. Looking ahead, the future traces even lower rates through the 2030s projection of 5.2, the 2040s projection of 4.16, the 2050s projection of 3.33, the 2060s projection of 2.66, the 2070s projection of 2.13, the 2080s projection of 1.7, the 2090s projection of 1.5, down to the 2100s projection of 1.5. Where do YOU rank among everyone ever born? →