What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Nicaragua and Oman?

0.9 per 1,000 live births, with Nicaragua ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Oman?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Nicaragua vs Oman: Mortality rate, under-5

Nicaragua

11.2 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Oman

10.3 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Nicaragua rank

116th

Oman rank

119th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

Nicaragua
Oman

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 11.2 per 1,000 live births against 10.3 per 1,000 live births in Oman, a difference of 0.9 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Oman's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Oman ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 116th and Oman ranks 119th of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 5 and Oman in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nicaragua	Oman	Difference	Ahead
1960s	184.8 per 1,000 live births	304.66 per 1,000 live births	119.86 per 1,000 live births	Oman
1970s	153.48 per 1,000 live births	176.59 per 1,000 live births	23.11 per 1,000 live births	Oman
1980s	85.46 per 1,000 live births	73.5 per 1,000 live births	11.96 per 1,000 live births	Nicaragua
1990s	53.92 per 1,000 live births	26.7 per 1,000 live births	27.22 per 1,000 live births	Nicaragua
2000s	30.52 per 1,000 live births	13.53 per 1,000 live births	16.99 per 1,000 live births	Nicaragua
2010s	18.09 per 1,000 live births	11.2 per 1,000 live births	6.89 per 1,000 live births	Nicaragua
2020s	13.54 per 1,000 live births	10.5 per 1,000 live births	3.04 per 1,000 live births	Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Nicaragua or Oman?: Nicaragua, at 11.2 per 1,000 live births against 10.3 per 1,000 live births in Oman as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Nicaragua and Oman?: 0.9 per 1,000 live births, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Oman?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Nicaragua and Oman rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?: Nicaragua ranks 116th and Oman ranks 119th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)
Unit: per 1,000 live births
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 244 places, 13,546 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.