This article presents total, female and male life expectancy at birth in United Arab Emirates.
Life expectancy at birth in United Arab Emirates was 83.1 years in 2024. Female life expectancy was 84.3 years, compared with 82.2 years for males, producing a female-minus-male gap of 2.2 years. Total life expectancy changed by +0.5 years over five years and by +1.1 years over ten years.
In the common comparison year 2024, United Arab Emirates ranked 21st of 217 economies by total life expectancy at birth.
United Arab Emirates Life Expectancy by Year
Data source: World Bank, World Development Indicators — Life expectancy at birth, total, years (SP.DYN.LE00.IN); Life expectancy at birth, female, years (SP.DYN.LE00.FE.IN); Life expectancy at birth, male, years (SP.DYN.LE00.MA.IN).
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About the Indicators
Life expectancy at birth, total, years. The number of years a newborn would live if prevailing mortality patterns at the time of birth stayed the same throughout its life.
Life expectancy at birth, female, years. Life expectancy at birth calculated for females only.
Life expectancy at birth, male, years. Life expectancy at birth calculated for males only.