Age-standardized suicide rates (per 100 000 population) in Oman
Oman: Age-standardized suicide rates was 0.9317 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Age-standardized suicide rates in Oman, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2021, age-standardized suicide rates in Oman stood at 0.9317. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 22.2% on the previous year and down 46.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age-standardized suicide rates in Oman peaked at 2.54 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.9317, in 2021.
That places Oman 178th out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Age-standardized suicide rates in Oman, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.54 | — |
| 2001 | 2.5 | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 2.28 | -8.7% |
| 2003 | 2.28 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 2.13 | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 2.08 | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 1.98 | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 1.73 | -12.8% |
| 2008 | 1.61 | -6.6% |
| 2009 | 1.08 | -32.7% |
| 2010 | 1.7 | +56.8% |
| 2011 | 1.75 | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 1.76 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.68 | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 1.78 | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 1.55 | -12.4% |
| 2016 | 1.69 | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 1.76 | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 1.84 | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 1.82 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 1.2 | -34.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9317 | -22.2% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 0.9317 is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.88, 12% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Oman's 0.9317 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.96, 31% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Age-standardized suicide rates in Oman changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +56.8% | 1.08 | 1.7 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.02 | 1.08 | 2.54 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.73 | 1.55 | 1.84 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.06 | 0.9317 | 1.2 | 2 |
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More health data for Oman
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8969 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3507 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 429.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 221 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0388 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age-standardized suicide rates in Oman?
- Age-standardized suicide rates in Oman was 0.9317 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest age-standardized suicide rates recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 2.54 in 2000.
- What is the lowest age-standardized suicide rates recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9317 in 2021.
- How does Oman rank for age-standardized suicide rates?
- Oman ranks 178th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is age-standardized suicide rates rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Oman data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Age-standardized suicide rates (per 100 000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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