Life expectancy at birth, total in Oman
Oman: Life expectancy at birth, total was 80.25 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Oman, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, total in Oman stood at 80.25 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Oman peaked at 80.25 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 35.43 years, in 1960.
That places Oman 51st out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40.33 years | 35.43 years | 45.62 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 52.23 years | 46.64 years | 58.33 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 64.45 years | 59.6 years | 68.39 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.26 years | 69.01 years | 73.28 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 75 years | 73.64 years | 76.63 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.93 years | 77.18 years | 79.95 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.38 years | 75.97 years | 80.25 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Oman
- 48 United States Virgin Islands 80.77 years compare
- 49 Cayman Islands 80.54 years compare
- 50 Saint Martin (French part) 80.44 years compare
- 52 Czechia 79.98 years compare
- 53 Albania 79.78 years compare
- 54 Panama 79.78 years compare
More health data for Oman
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 43,120 (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)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 38,324 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 44,247 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 45,744 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 47,897 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Oman?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Oman was 80.25 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 80.25 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.43 years in 1960.
- How does Oman rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Oman ranks 51st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oman data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.