Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Oman
Oman: Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus was 2 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Oman, 2000–2015
Source: Wahl et al. (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Oman recorded 2 for child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Oman peaked at 4 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2011.
That places Oman 112th out of 194 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Oman, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3 | — |
| 2001 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4 | +33.3% |
| 2003 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2006 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2012 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2 | +0.0% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 2 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1, 2.0× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Oman's 2 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8, 25% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.17 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Oman
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- 112 Israel 2 compare
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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 child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Oman?
- Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Oman was 2 in 2015, according to Wahl et al. (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 2002.
- What is the lowest child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2011.
- How does Oman rank for child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus?
- Oman ranks 112th out of 194 countries with data for 2015.
- Is child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Oman data come from?
- The figures come from Wahl et al. (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated annual number of deaths caused by pneumococcus bacteria in children under five. This is broken down by the type of disease caused by the bacteria. For example, 'meningitis' refers to the number of meningitis deaths caused by pneumococcus bacteria.