Deaths in United Arab Emirates

Deaths in the United Arab Emirates was 9,916 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 18% from 2022. That is the 153rd highest of 236 countries in 2023.

2023, count9,916 Estimated
Change on 2022-18%
Rank153rd of 236Countries ranked
Series high12,3122021
Series low1,5721968
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Deaths in United Arab Emirates, 1950 to 2023

02,5005,0007,50010K12.5K19501961197219831994200520231950: 1,660 count1951: 1,694 count1952: 1,725 count1953: 1,749 count1954: 1,768 count1955: 1,780 count1956: 1,789 count1957: 1,796 count1958: 1,803 count1959: 1,814 count1960: 1,824 count1961: 1,835 count1962: 1,843 count1963: 1,848 count1964: 1,845 count1965: 1,823 count1966: 1,770 count1967: 1,688 count1968: 1,572 count1969: 1,761 count1970: 1,992 count1971: 2,187 count1972: 2,370 count1973: 2,550 count1974: 2,731 count1975: 2,918 count1976: 3,112 count1977: 3,340 count1978: 3,555 count1979: 3,753 count1980: 3,934 count1981: 4,091 count1982: 4,164 count1983: 4,249 count1984: 4,344 count1985: 4,445 count1986: 4,560 count1987: 4,711 count1988: 4,877 count1989: 5,067 count1990: 5,288 count1991: 5,539 count1992: 5,858 count1993: 6,224 count1994: 6,635 count1995: 6,940 count1996: 7,154 count1997: 7,450 count1998: 7,476 count1999: 7,294 count2000: 7,000 count2001: 6,708 count2002: 6,513 count2003: 6,480 count2004: 6,598 count2005: 6,861 count2006: 7,231 count2007: 7,539 count2008: 7,595 count2009: 7,812 count2010: 7,448 count2011: 7,393 count2012: 7,747 count2013: 8,087 count2014: 8,352 count2015: 8,854 count2016: 9,096 count2017: 8,961 count2018: 8,944 count2019: 8,981 count2020: 10,566 count2021: 12,312 count2022: 12,086 count2023: 9,916 count05,00010K15K19501975200020231950: 1,660 count1951: 1,694 count1952: 1,725 count1953: 1,749 count1954: 1,768 count1955: 1,780 count1956: 1,789 count1957: 1,796 count1958: 1,803 count1959: 1,814 count1960: 1,824 count1961: 1,835 count1962: 1,843 count1963: 1,848 count1964: 1,845 count1965: 1,823 count1966: 1,770 count1967: 1,688 count1968: 1,572 count1969: 1,761 count1970: 1,992 count1971: 2,187 count1972: 2,370 count1973: 2,550 count1974: 2,731 count1975: 2,918 count1976: 3,112 count1977: 3,340 count1978: 3,555 count1979: 3,753 count1980: 3,934 count1981: 4,091 count1982: 4,164 count1983: 4,249 count1984: 4,344 count1985: 4,445 count1986: 4,560 count1987: 4,711 count1988: 4,877 count1989: 5,067 count1990: 5,288 count1991: 5,539 count1992: 5,858 count1993: 6,224 count1994: 6,635 count1995: 6,940 count1996: 7,154 count1997: 7,450 count1998: 7,476 count1999: 7,294 count2000: 7,000 count2001: 6,708 count2002: 6,513 count2003: 6,480 count2004: 6,598 count2005: 6,861 count2006: 7,231 count2007: 7,539 count2008: 7,595 count2009: 7,812 count2010: 7,448 count2011: 7,393 count2012: 7,747 count2013: 8,087 count2014: 8,352 count2015: 8,854 count2016: 9,096 count2017: 8,961 count2018: 8,944 count2019: 8,981 count2020: 10,566 count2021: 12,312 count2022: 12,086 count2023: 9,916 count
count. Source: UN WPP, World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2024-12-13.
All 74 values
Periodcount
20239,916 Estimated
202212,086 Estimated
202112,312 Estimated
202010,566 Estimated
20198,981 Estimated
20188,944 Estimated
20178,961 Estimated
20169,096 Estimated
20158,854 Estimated
20148,352 Estimated
20138,087 Estimated
20127,747 Estimated
20117,393 Estimated
20107,448 Estimated
20097,812 Estimated
20087,595 Estimated
20077,539 Estimated
20067,231 Estimated
20056,861 Estimated
20046,598 Estimated
20036,480 Estimated
20026,513 Estimated
20016,708 Estimated
20007,000 Estimated
19997,294 Estimated
19987,476 Estimated
19977,450 Estimated
19967,154 Estimated
19956,940 Estimated
19946,635 Estimated
19936,224 Estimated
19925,858 Estimated
19915,539 Estimated
19905,288 Estimated
19895,067 Estimated
19884,877 Estimated
19874,711 Estimated
19864,560 Estimated
19854,445 Estimated
19844,344 Estimated
19834,249 Estimated
19824,164 Estimated
19814,091 Estimated
19803,934 Estimated
19793,753 Estimated
19783,555 Estimated
19773,340 Estimated
19763,112 Estimated
19752,918 Estimated
19742,731 Estimated
19732,550 Estimated
19722,370 Estimated
19712,187 Estimated
19701,992 Estimated
19691,761 Estimated
19681,572 Estimated
19671,688 Estimated
19661,770 Estimated
19651,823 Estimated
19641,845 Estimated
19631,848 Estimated
19621,843 Estimated
19611,835 Estimated
19601,824 Estimated
19591,814 Estimated
19581,803 Estimated
19571,796 Estimated
19561,789 Estimated
19551,780 Estimated
19541,768 Estimated
19531,749 Estimated
19521,725 Estimated
19511,694 Estimated
19501,660 Estimated

United Arab Emirates compared with nearby places

United Arab Emirates: 9,916 countAfghanistan: 240,296 countAntigua and Barbuda: 643 countAlbania: 23,428 countArmenia: 27,579 countAngola: 254,482 countArgentina: 349,195 countAustria: 93,223 countAustralia: 183,924 countAzerbaijan: 67,842 countBosnia and Herzegovina: 42,861 countBangladesh: 859,075 countBelgium: 113,791 countBurkina Faso: 183,375 countBulgaria: 102,980 countBurundi: 91,963 countBenin: 124,132 countBrunei: 2,400 countBolivia: 87,812 countBrazil: 1,494,154 countBahamas: 3,480 countBhutan: 4,805 countBotswana: 14,197 countBelarus: 121,587 countBelize: 2,025 countCanada: 311,824 countDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 901,851 countCentral African Republic: 48,529 countRepublic of the Congo: 38,880 countSwitzerland: 73,788 countCôte d’Ivoire: 238,741 countChile: 127,691 countCameroon: 202,882 countChina: 11,684,177 countColombia: 282,433 countCosta Rica: 27,861 countCuba: 111,819 countCape Verde: 2,642 countCyprus: 9,499 countCzechia: 113,525 countGermany: 1,034,140 countDjibouti: 8,596 countDenmark: 57,275 countDominican Republic: 70,823 countAlgeria: 214,259 countEcuador: 92,204 countEstonia: 16,693 countEgypt: 625,449 countWestern Sahara: 3,678 countEritrea: 20,984 countSpain: 447,463 countEthiopia: 767,018 countFinland: 59,984 countFiji: 8,553 countFalkland Islands: 27 countFaroe Islands: 564 countFrance: 616,095 countGabon: 15,577 countUnited Kingdom: 653,747 countGeorgia: 45,077 countGhana: 237,869 countGreenland: 551 countGambia: 16,975 countGuinea: 131,455 countEquatorial Guinea: 14,556 countGreece: 127,018 countGuatemala: 87,523 countGuinea-Bissau: 15,181 countGuyana: 6,049 countHong Kong: 57,190 countHonduras: 47,670 countCroatia: 55,029 countHaiti: 90,966 countHungary: 128,063 countIndonesia: 2,117,706 countIreland: 35,550 countIsrael: 51,294 countIsle of Man: 882 countIndia: 9,507,008 countIraq: 186,266 countIran: 423,367 countIceland: 2,612 countItaly: 663,448 countJamaica: 22,933 countJordan: 34,873 countJapan: 1,524,430 countKenya: 399,024 countKyrgyzstan: 42,200 countCambodia: 111,340 countKiribati: 934 countNorth Korea: 255,826 countSouth Korea: 345,502 countKuwait: 8,624 countCayman Islands: 351 countKazakhstan: 136,388 countLaos: 47,682 countLebanon: 34,419 countSri Lanka: 162,453 countLiberia: 44,333 countLesotho: 24,612 countLithuania: 40,940 countLuxembourg: 4,642 countLatvia: 27,614 countLibya: 48,610 countMorocco: 212,624 countMoldova: 41,730 countMontenegro: 7,209 countMadagascar: 234,841 countNorth Macedonia: 19,863 countMali: 205,047 countMyanmar: 495,470 countMongolia: 20,340 countMauritania: 27,725 countMauritius: 11,124 countMalawi: 113,181 countMexico: 799,366 countMalaysia: 181,166 countMozambique: 235,520 countNamibia: 18,279 countNew Caledonia: 1,818 countNiger: 231,746 countNigeria: 2,675,442 countNicaragua: 31,294 countNetherlands: 166,338 countNorway: 44,143 countNepal: 205,841 countNew Zealand: 37,686 countOman: 9,597 countPanama: 21,272 countPeru: 185,861 countFrench Polynesia: 1,026 countPapua New Guinea: 67,700 countPhilippines: 716,490 countPakistan: 1,600,313 countPoland: 412,310 countPuerto Rico: 34,664 countPalestine: 38,937 countPortugal: 115,917 countPalau: 204 countParaguay: 39,034 countQatar: 2,771 countRomania: 257,119 countSerbia: 93,928 countRussia: 1,794,857 countRwanda: 82,826 countSaudi Arabia: 77,837 countSolomon Islands: 4,113 countSudan: 320,491 countSweden: 93,944 countSingapore: 27,728 countSlovenia: 21,581 countSlovakia: 54,167 countSierra Leone: 70,116 countSenegal: 100,882 countSomalia: 180,554 countSuriname: 4,182 countSouth Sudan: 110,339 countEl Salvador: 47,443 countSyria: 118,900 countEswatini: 9,475 countChad: 213,123 countTogo: 71,661 countThailand: 637,306 countTajikistan: 47,595 countTimor-Leste: 10,065 countTurkmenistan: 42,575 countTunisia: 74,071 countTürkiye: 551,598 countTrinidad and Tobago: 12,577 countTaiwan: 205,339 countTanzania: 385,799 countUkraine: 495,421 countUganda: 235,583 countUnited States: 2,975,658 countUruguay: 33,145 countUzbekistan: 221,249 countVenezuela: 213,955 countVietnam: 659,980 countVanuatu: 1,629 countSamoa: 1,334 countYemen: 188,764 countSouth Africa: 584,015 countZambia: 107,917 countZimbabwe: 124,412 count
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Deaths, 2023, count. United Arab Emirates is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths) (Deaths, United Arab Emirates, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz

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World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths), Deaths, United Arab Emirates, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/united-arab-emirates. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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  author = {{United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division}},
  title = {{World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths): Deaths, United Arab Emirates, 1950 to 2023}},
  year = {2024},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/united-arab-emirates. Publisher attribution: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel\%20Files/1\_Indicator\%20(Standard)/CSV\_FILES/WPP2024\_Demographic\_Indicators\_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.},
}
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What is the deaths in United Arab Emirates?

Deaths in the United Arab Emirates was 9,916 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 18% from 2022. That is the 153rd highest of 236 countries in 2023.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest deaths in United Arab Emirates?

12,312 in 2021, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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