Health in United Arab Emirates

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United Arab Emirates

Data overview for the United Arab Emirates

Population

10 642 081 (2023)

Current health expenditure (% of GDP)

12.07 (2022)

WHO region

Eastern Mediterranean

World Bank income level

Higher income (HIC)

Population

Current Population

2023
10.6
10,642,081 people

Age 0-14 Years

2023
6.9%

Age 15-64 Years

2023
91.2%

Age 65+ Years

2023
1.9%

Population

United Arab Emirates, 2000 - 2050

Life expectancy

Life expectancy at birth

The average number of years that a newborn could expect to live.

United Arab Emirates, by sex, 2000 - 2021.

Leading Causes of Death (2021)

Rank Cause of Death Deaths per 10,000 Population (2021)
1 Ischaemic heart disease 25.3
2 COVID-19 16.4
3 Stroke 11.3
4 Diabetes Mellitus 7
5 Road Injury 5.9
6 Kidney diseases 5.5
7 Hypertensive heart disease 4.2
8 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 4.1
9 Lower respiratory infections 3.5
10 Breast Cancer 3.1

Risk factors

Hypertension

United Arab Emirates, 2019
41.4% [34.8% - 48.4%]
+0.3 percentage points • worsening since 2018
Age-standardized prevalence of hypertension among adults aged 30–79 years (%).

Tobacco Use

United Arab Emirates, 2022
9% [5.7% - 12.3%]
Age-standardized prevalence of tobacco use among persons aged 15 years and older (%).

Adult Obesity

United Arab Emirates, 2022
32.1% [28% - 36.3%]
+0.1 percentage points • worsening since 2021
Age-standardized prevalence of obesity among adults aged 18 years and older (%).

Children & Adolescents Obesity

United Arab Emirates, 2022
21.4% [15.5% - 28%]
+0.4 percentage points • worsening since 2021
Prevalence of obesity among children and adolescents (5–19 years) (%).

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