United Arab Emirates vs United States: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 4.9 per 1,000 live births in United Arab Emirates and 5.3 per 1,000 live births in United States, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in United States, by 0.4 per 1,000 live births, or 1.09 times that in United Arab Emirates.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

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What the numbers say

United States has been higher since 2021, when it overtook United Arab Emirates.
In 2023, United Arab Emirates ranked 173 and United States ranked 164 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts United Arab Emirates at 0.9 per 1,000 live births and United States at 1 per 1,000 live births in 2100.
The world as a whole: 27.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023.

Every year

deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

Year	United Arab Emirates	United States	World
2023	4.9	5.3	27.3
2022	5	5.4	28.2
2021	5.2	5.5	28.4
2020	5.4	5.3	28.7
2019	5.5	5.5	29.2
2018	5.7	5.6	29.7
2017	5.9	5.7	30.3
2016	6	5.8	31.1
2015	6.2	5.9	32.1
2014	6.4	5.8	32.9
2013	6.5	5.9	33.9
2012	6.7	6	35
2011	6.9	6	36.8
2010	7.1	6.2	37.7
2009	7.3	6.5	39.1
2008	7.5	6.8	40.4
2007	7.7	7	42
2006	7.8	7	43.7
2005	8	7	45.4
2004	8.2	6.9	47.2
2003	8.4	7	48.8
2002	8.7	7	50.6
2001	8.9	6.9	52.2
2000	9.2	7.2	53.7
1999	9.5	7.3	55.5
1998	9.7	7.5	57.1
1997	10.1	7.4	58.3
1996	10.4	7.6	59.6
1995	10.8	7.8	60.8
1994	11.3	8.2	62
1993	11.7	8.5	62.9
1992	12.3	8.7	64.1
1991	12.9	9.2	64.9
1990	13.6	9.7	64.9
1989	14.4	10.3	66.2
1988	15.3	10.2	68
1987	16.2	10.3	68.6
1986	17.3	10.4	70.8
1985	18.6	10.8	72.9
1984	20.1	10.9	74.6
1983	21.7	11.1	76.1
1982	23.7	11.5	76.6
1981	25.9	11.9	78.7
1980	28.4	12.7	80.6
1979	31.3	13.1	82.5
1978	34.4	13.6	84.7
1977	37.9	14.2	86.4
1976	41.7	15.1	88.1
1975	45.8	15.9	89.6
1974	50.3	16.8	90.9
1973	55	17.3	92.1
1972	60.1	17.8	93.6
1971	65.6	18.8	96.1
1970	71.2	20.9	96.9
1969	77.2	21.4	98.3
1968	83.4	22.1	100.2
1967	89.5	22.3	103.1
1966	95.6	23.4	104.9
1965	101.7	24.1	106.4
1964	107.6	24.8	106.1
1963	113.3	25.1	107.7
1962	118.9	25.2	110.2
1961	124.3	25.4	121.5
1960	129.7	26.4	131.8
1959	134.8	26.7	125.7
1958	139.8	27.4	117.7
1957	144.6	27.4	120
1956	149.2	27.3	121.9
1955	153.6	27.8	124.8
1954	157.9	28.5	127.7
1953	161.9	29.9	130.1
1952	165.8	31.2	132.7
1951	169.5	31.4	136
1950	173.2	31.7	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	United Arab Emirates	United States	World
2024	54.1–6.2	4.94.1–5.9	26.9
2025	4.83.6–6.4	4.83.7–6.2	26.4
2026	4.73.3–6.7	4.73.4–6.4	25.9
2027	4.53–6.7	4.53.3–6.6	25.4
2028	4.32.8–6.9	4.43.1–6.7	24.9
2029	4.22.6–6.9	4.32.9–6.9	24.5
2030	42.4–7	4.12.7–6.9	24
2031	3.92.3–6.9	42.6–7	23.6
2032	3.82.1–7	3.92.4–7	23.2
2033	3.72–6.9	3.82.4–7.1	22.8
2034	3.61.8–6.9	3.72.2–7.1	22.3
2035	3.41.7–6.9	3.62.1–7.1	21.9
2036	3.31.7–6.9	3.52–7	21.5
2037	3.21.5–6.8	3.42–7.2	21.1
2038	3.21.5–7	3.31.9–7.2	20.8
2039	3.11.4–6.9	3.31.8–7.1	20.4
2040	31.3–6.8	3.21.8–7.1	20
2041	2.91.3–6.6	3.11.7–7.1	19.7
2042	2.81.2–6.6	31.7–7	19.4
2043	2.71.1–6.4	31.6–7	19
2044	2.71–6.3	2.91.5–7	18.7
2045	2.61–6.3	2.81.5–6.7	18.4
2046	2.51–6.3	2.71.4–6.7	18.2
2047	2.50.9–6.2	2.71.4–6.6	17.9
2048	2.40.9–6	2.61.4–6.5	17.7
2049	2.40.8–5.7	2.61.3–6.5	17.5
2050	2.30.8–5.7	2.51.3–6.4	17.3
2051	2.30.8–5.5	2.41.2–6.3	17.1
2052	2.20.8–5.5	2.41.2–6.2	16.9
2053	2.20.7–5.4	2.31.2–6.2	16.7
2054	2.10.7–5.3	2.31.1–6.1	16.5
2055	2.10.7–5.1	2.21.1–6	16.3
2056	20.6–5	2.21–6	16.1
2057	20.6–5	2.11–5.8	15.9
2058	1.90.6–5.1	2.10.9–5.6	15.7
2059	1.90.6–5.1	2.10.9–5.7	15.5
2060	1.80.5–5	20.9–5.5	15.3
2061	1.80.5–5	20.9–5.6	15.1
2062	1.80.5–4.8	1.90.9–5.5	14.9
2063	1.70.4–4.7	1.90.8–5.4	14.7
2064	1.70.4–4.6	1.90.8–5.4	14.5
2065	1.70.4–4.7	1.80.8–5.4	14.3
2066	1.60.4–4.6	1.80.8–5.2	14.1
2067	1.60.4–4.5	1.80.8–5.1	13.9
2068	1.60.4–4.4	1.70.7–4.9	13.8
2069	1.50.4–4.4	1.70.7–4.9	13.6
2070	1.50.4–4.5	1.70.7–4.9	13.4
2071	1.50.4–4.2	1.60.6–4.9	13.2
2072	1.40.4–4.2	1.60.6–4.8	13
2073	1.40.4–4.2	1.60.6–4.9	12.9
2074	1.40.4–4.2	1.60.6–4.8	12.7
2075	1.40.3–4.1	1.50.6–4.8	12.6
2076	1.30.3–4.1	1.50.6–4.8	12.4
2077	1.30.3–4	1.50.6–4.8	12.3
2078	1.30.3–4	1.50.5–4.7	12.1
2079	1.30.3–3.9	1.40.5–4.7	12
2080	1.20.3–3.9	1.40.5–4.4	11.8
2081	1.20.3–3.9	1.40.5–4.5	11.7
2082	1.20.3–3.9	1.40.4–4.5	11.6
2083	1.20.2–3.9	1.30.4–4.3	11.5
2084	1.20.2–4	1.30.4–4.5	11.4
2085	1.10.2–3.9	1.30.4–4.4	11.3
2086	1.10.2–3.8	1.30.4–4.2	11.1
2087	1.10.2–3.6	1.30.4–4.2	11
2088	1.10.2–3.6	1.20.4–4.1	10.9
2089	1.10.2–3.6	1.20.3–4.1	10.8
2090	10.2–3.5	1.20.3–4	10.7
2091	10.2–3.6	1.20.3–4.1	10.6
2092	10.2–3.6	1.20.3–3.9	10.5
2093	10.2–3.6	1.10.3–4	10.4
2094	10.2–3.6	1.10.3–3.7	10.3
2095	10.2–3.8	1.10.2–3.7	10.1
2096	0.90.2–3.5	1.10.2–3.7	10
2097	0.90.2–3.6	1.10.2–3.6	9.9
2098	0.90.2–3.4	1.10.2–3.5	9.8
2099	0.90.2–3.5	10.2–3.4	9.7
2100	0.90.1–3.5	10.2–3.3	9.6

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Good to know

Babies who die before their first birthday, per 1,000 born alive.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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