Mortality rate, infant in Oman
Oman: Mortality rate, infant was 8.3 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mortality rate, infant in Oman, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate, infant in Oman stood at 8.3 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in Oman peaked at 238.9 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 8.3 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Oman 123rd out of 195 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 205.04 per 1,000 live births | 172.1 per 1,000 live births | 238.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 129.94 per 1,000 live births | 94.3 per 1,000 live births | 164.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 57.35 per 1,000 live births | 34.6 per 1,000 live births | 86.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.48 per 1,000 live births | 14.4 per 1,000 live births | 31.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 11 per 1,000 live births | 9.7 per 1,000 live births | 13.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.09 per 1,000 live births | 8.7 per 1,000 live births | 9.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.48 per 1,000 live births | 8.3 per 1,000 live births | 8.6 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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- 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 mortality rate, infant in Oman?
- Mortality rate, infant in Oman was 8.3 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, infant recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 238.9 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Oman rank for mortality rate, infant?
- Oman ranks 123rd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Oman data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.