Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Oman or Spain?

Spain, at 982 deaths against 869 deaths in Oman as of 2023.

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

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Oman vs Spain: Number of children who die before age 5

Oman

869 deaths

in 2023

Spain

982 deaths

in 2023

Oman rank

114th

Spain rank

112th

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Oman
Spain

How they compare

Spain currently reports 982 deaths against 869 deaths in Oman, a difference of 113 deaths.

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

Across all 74 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.

Oman ranks 114th and Spain ranks 112th of 236 countries.

Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Oman	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1950s	10,806 deaths	43,899 deaths	33,094 deaths	Spain
1960s	9,264 deaths	29,074 deaths	19,810 deaths	Spain
1970s	6,512 deaths	15,332 deaths	8,820 deaths	Spain
1980s	4,163 deaths	5,811 deaths	1,648 deaths	Spain
1990s	1,629 deaths	2,851 deaths	1,223 deaths	Spain
2000s	740.5 deaths	2,052 deaths	1,312 deaths	Spain
2010s	892.9 deaths	1,435 deaths	542.3 deaths	Spain
2020s	873 deaths	1,111 deaths	237.75 deaths	Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Oman or Spain?: Spain, at 982 deaths against 869 deaths in Oman as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Oman and Spain?: 113 deaths, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Oman and Spain?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Oman and Spain rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Oman ranks 114th and Spain ranks 112th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of children who die before age 5
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.