What is child mortality vs. health spending in Oman?

Child mortality vs. health spending in Oman was 1.03 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Oman?

The highest recorded value was 38.85 deaths per 100 live births in 1959.

What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Oman?

The lowest recorded value was 1.03 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Oman rank for child mortality vs. health spending?

Oman ranks 121st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality vs. health spending rising or falling in Oman?

Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Oman data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality vs. health spending in Oman

Name: Child mortality vs. health spending in Oman
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Oman: Child mortality vs. health spending was 1.03 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

1.03 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 1.0%

World rank

121st

of 199 countries

All-time high

38.85 deaths per 100 live births

in 1959

All-time low

1.03 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1959–2024

Child mortality vs. health spending in Oman, 1959–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

The most recent figure for child mortality vs. health spending in Oman is 1.03 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.

The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality vs. health spending in Oman peaked at 38.85 deaths per 100 live births in 1959 and was at its lowest, 1.03 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Oman 121st out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	38.85 deaths per 100 live births	38.85 deaths per 100 live births	38.85 deaths per 100 live births	1
1960s	30.47 deaths per 100 live births	24.36 deaths per 100 live births	37.08 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	17.66 deaths per 100 live births	12.36 deaths per 100 live births	23.1 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	7.35 deaths per 100 live births	4.35 deaths per 100 live births	11.27 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	2.67 deaths per 100 live births	1.77 deaths per 100 live births	3.94 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	1.35 deaths per 100 live births	1.19 deaths per 100 live births	1.65 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	1.12 deaths per 100 live births	1.08 deaths per 100 live births	1.17 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	1.05 deaths per 100 live births	1.03 deaths per 100 live births	1.07 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Oman

118 Nicaragua 1.12 deaths per 100 live births compare
119 Cape Verde 1.11 deaths per 100 live births compare
120 Costa Rica 1.04 deaths per 100 live births compare
122 El Salvador 1 deaths per 100 live births compare
123 Brunei 0.9944 deaths per 100 live births compare
124 Libya 0.9765 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Oman

Population ages 0-14, female 31.7% (2025)
Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 33,459 (2025)
Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 36,793 (2025)
Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 35,415 (2025)
Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 37,789 (2025)
Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 36,638 (2025)
Population ages 0-14, male 681,023 (2025)
Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 43,120 (2025)
Population, male 62.4% (2025)
Population ages 0-14, female 655,304 (2025)

All data for Oman →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality vs. health spending in Oman?: Child mortality vs. health spending in Oman was 1.03 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Oman?: The highest recorded value was 38.85 deaths per 100 live births in 1959.
What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Oman?: The lowest recorded value was 1.03 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Oman rank for child mortality vs. health spending?: Oman ranks 121st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality vs. health spending rising or falling in Oman?: Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Oman data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality vs. health spending
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .