Kuwait vs Oman: Death rate
Kuwait
1.78 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Oman
1.9 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Kuwait rank
234th
Oman rank
233rd
Death rate over time
- Kuwait
- Oman
How they compare
Oman currently reports 1.9 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.78 deaths per 1,000 people in Kuwait, a difference of 0.12 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes Oman's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Oman ahead.
Kuwait ranks 234th and Oman ranks 233rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 1 and Oman in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Oman | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 13.61 deaths per 1,000 people | 33.3 deaths per 1,000 people | 19.68 deaths per 1,000 people | Oman |
| 1960s | 7.7 deaths per 1,000 people | 25.67 deaths per 1,000 people | 17.96 deaths per 1,000 people | Oman |
| 1970s | 4.43 deaths per 1,000 people | 15.59 deaths per 1,000 people | 11.17 deaths per 1,000 people | Oman |
| 1980s | 2.7 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.54 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.84 deaths per 1,000 people | Oman |
| 1990s | 2.4 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.91 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.52 deaths per 1,000 people | Oman |
| 2000s | 2.05 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.83 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.7783 deaths per 1,000 people | Oman |
| 2010s | 1.86 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.12 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2591 deaths per 1,000 people | Oman |
| 2020s | 2.45 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.31 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1308 deaths per 1,000 people | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate, Kuwait or Oman?
- Oman, at 1.9 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.78 deaths per 1,000 people in Kuwait as of 2023.
- What is the difference in death rate between Kuwait and Oman?
- 0.12 deaths per 1,000 people, with Oman ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Oman?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and Oman rank globally for death rate?
- Kuwait ranks 234th and Oman ranks 233rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The number of deaths in a year per 1,000 people in the population.