Ireland vs United Arab Emirates

Ireland vs United Arab Emirates: Child mortality

Child mortality in 2024: 0.4 per 100 live births in Ireland and 0.5 per 100 live births in United Arab Emirates, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in United Arab Emirates, by 0.1 per 100 live births, or 1.23 times that in Ireland.

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deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME · log scale

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Ireland vs United Arab Emirates: Child mortalityChild mortality in 2024: 0.4 per 100 live births in Ireland and 0.5 per 100 live births in United Arab Emirates, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in United Arab Emirates, by 0.1 per 100 live births, or 1.23 times that in Ireland.
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Latest figures

deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

CountryLatest10 years beforeRank in 2024
Ireland0.4 20240.4169 of 200
United Arab Emirates0.5 20240.8162 of 200
World3.7 20244.4

What the numbers say

  • United Arab Emirates has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1960.
  • The world as a whole: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024.

Every year

deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

YearIrelandUnited Arab EmiratesWorld
20240.40.53.7
20230.40.53.8
20220.40.54
20210.40.64
20200.40.63.9
20190.30.64
20180.30.74
20170.40.74.1
20160.40.74.2
20150.40.84.3
20140.40.84.4
20130.40.84.5
20120.40.84.7
20110.40.95
20100.40.95.1
20090.40.95.3
20080.40.95.5
20070.50.95.7
20060.516
20050.516.2
20040.616.6
20030.616.8
20020.717.1
20010.71.17.4
20000.71.17.7
19990.71.17.9
19980.71.18.3
19970.71.28.4
19960.71.28.6
19950.71.28.8
19940.71.38.9
19930.81.39.1
19920.81.49.2
19910.91.49.3
19900.91.59.4
198911.69.5
198811.710
198711.89.9
19861210.3
19851.12.110.6
19841.12.310.9
19831.22.511.1
19821.22.811.2
19811.33.111.6
19801.43.411.9
19791.63.811.9
19781.74.212.3
19771.84.712.6
19761.95.312.8
197525.813.1
19742.16.513.3
19732.17.213.5
19722.17.913.7
19712.28.713.9
19702.29.714.2
19692.310.614.6
19682.411.615
19672.612.715.3
19662.713.715.1
19652.914.815.1
1964315.915.7
19633.11716.2
19623.31817
19613.419.118.8
19603.520.120.2
19593.7–19.9
19583.8–19.7
19574–20.5
19564.1–21.3
19554.3–22.3
19544.5–22.8
19534.7–23.3
19525–23.9
19515.2–24.3
19505.4–24.7
19495.6–24.9
19485.9–24.9
19479.4–25.5
19468.9–25.8
19459.9–26.7
194411.2–27.4
194311.9–27.7
19429.5–27.9
194110.4–27.8
19409–27.9
19399–28
19389.2–28.7
193710.2–28.8
193610.4–29.1
19359.4–29.5
19348.6–30.7
19338.9–30.5
193210–30.7
19319.5–31.4
19309.4–31.6
19299.7–32
19289.4–31.9
19279.9–31.9
192610.4–32.7
19259.4–32.4
192410–33.1
19239–33.1
19229.5–33.2
1921––34.2
192011.9–34.4
191912.8–35.7
191812.4–37.6
191712.8–35.3
191611.9–35.1
191513.5–35.3
191412.6–35.4
191314.4–35.1
191212.4–35.5
191113.8–36
191014–36.4
190913.5–36.6
190814.4–37.2
190713.5–37.4
190613.7–38.1
190514–38.8
190414.9–38.9
190314.2–39.5
190214.9–40.1
190115.1–40.8
190016.6–40.9
189916.4–40.8
189816.8–41.2
189716.6–41
189614–41.1
189515.7–41.3
189415.3–41.2
189315.3–41.2
189215.9–41.7
189114–41.3
189014–41.5
188913.8–41.2
188814.4–41
188714–41.1
188613.8–41.1
188514–41.2
188413.5–41.1
188314.6–41.4
188214–41.5
188113.3–41.1
188017.2–41.6
187915.1–41.1
187814.4–41.6
187713.5–41.2
187613.8–41.4
187514–41.5
187413.8–41.7
187314.2–41.8
187214.4–42.1
187113.3–42.2
187014–41.9
186913.7–42.1
186814–42.4
186714.4–42
186613.8–42.1
186514.6–42.3
186414.6–42.2
1863––42.5
1862––42.6
1861––42.9
1860––42.9
1859––43.7
1858––43.8
1857––44.2
1856––44.2
1855––44
1854––43.7
1853––43.2
1852––42.9
1851––42.4
1850––42
1849––42.3
1848––42.3
1847––42.2
1846––42.4
1845––42
1844––42.1
1843––42.1
1842––42.2
1841––42.1
1840––42.1
1839––42.1
1838––42.2
1837––42.2
1836––42.2
1835––42.2
1834––42.3
1833––42.2
1832––42.2
1831––42.2
1830––42.2
1829––42.1
1828––42.1
1827––42.1
1826––42.1
1825––42.1
1824––42.1
1823––42.1
1822––42.1
1821––42.1
1820––42.1
1819––42.2
1818––42.2
1817––42.2
1816––42.2
1815––42.2
1814––42.3
1813––42.3
1812––42.4
1811––42.4
1810––42.5
1809––42.5
1808––42.5
1807––42.5
1806––42.6
1805––42.6
1804––42.6
1803––42.6
1802––42.7
1801––42.7
1800––42.8

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • The share of children who die before their fifth birthday.
  • Source: Gapminder (2015) and UN IGME (2025), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 200 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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