Births attended by skilled health staff in Oman
Oman: Births attended by skilled health staff was 99.9% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Births attended by skilled health staff in Oman, 1987–2020
Source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for births attended by skilled health staff in Oman is 99.9%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff in Oman peaked at 99.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 87.0%, in 1987.
Oman ranks 16th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Births attended by skilled health staff in Oman, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 87.0% | — |
| 1995 | 91.1% | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 94.7% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 98.0% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 98.6% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.1% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 98.7% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.6% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.9% | +1.3% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 99.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 99.5%, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Oman's 99.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 99.2%, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 87.0% | 87.0% | 87.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 91.1% | 91.1% | 91.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 97.8% | 94.7% | 99.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 98.7% | 98.6% | 99.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Oman
- 16 Azerbaijan 99.9% compare
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- 16 El Salvador 99.9% compare
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- 16 Kazakhstan 99.9% compare
- 16 Kuwait 99.9% compare
- 16 Latvia 99.9% compare
- 16 Libya 99.9% compare
- 16 Serbia 99.9% compare
- 16 Ukraine 99.9% compare
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 births attended by skilled health staff in Oman?
- Births attended by skilled health staff in Oman was 99.9% in 2020, according to State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.0% in 1987.
- How does Oman rank for births attended by skilled health staff?
- Oman ranks 16th out of 169 countries with data for 2020.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oman data come from?
- The figures come from State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Births attended by skilled health staff are the percentage of deliveries attended by personnel trained to give the necessary supervision, care, and advice to women during pregnancy, labor, and the postpartum period; to conduct deliveries on their own; and to care for newborns.