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 has transformed. In the 1800s estimate, 323.97 children per thousand did not survive to age five. This eased through the 1810s estimate of 318.04, 1820s estimate of 312.12, 1830s estimate of 306.19, 1840s estimate of 300.27, 1850s estimate of 294.35, 1860s estimate of 288.42, 1870s estimate of 282.5, 1880s estimate of 276.58, and 1890s estimate of 270.65, reaching a 1900s estimate of 264.73 per 1,000 births. The decline continued through the 1910s estimate of 240.29, 1920s estimate of 215.86, 1930s estimate of 191.43, 1940s estimate of 166.99, 1950s at 142.56, 1960s at 110.99, 1970s at 79.43, 1980s at 47.86, 1990s at 32.64, 2000s at 17.42, and 2010s at 11.96.

In the 2020s, child mortality (under 5) in United Arab Emirates stands at 6.5 per 1,000 births — ranking #57 of 157 countries. For you, born into this era, the risk is profoundly lower than for ancestors. Future projections trace even lower rates through the 2030s projection of 5.2, 2040s projection of 4.16, 2050s projection of 3.33, 2060s projection of 2.66, 2070s projection of 2.13, 2080s projection of 1.7, 2090s projection of 1.5, down to the 2100s projection of 1.5.

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