Child mortality rate in Oman
Oman: Child mortality rate was 1.03 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Child mortality rate in Oman, 1970–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child mortality rate in Oman is 1.03 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Oman peaked at 23.1 deaths per 100 live births in 1970 and was at its lowest, 1.03 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
Oman ranks 121st of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.66 deaths per 100 live births | 12.36 deaths per 100 live births | 23.1 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.35 deaths per 100 live births | 4.35 deaths per 100 live births | 11.27 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.67 deaths per 100 live births | 1.77 deaths per 100 live births | 3.94 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.35 deaths per 100 live births | 1.19 deaths per 100 live births | 1.65 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.12 deaths per 100 live births | 1.08 deaths per 100 live births | 1.17 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 deaths per 100 live births | 1.03 deaths per 100 live births | 1.07 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Oman
- 118 Nicaragua 1.12 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 119 Cape Verde 1.11 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 120 Costa Rica 1.04 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 122 El Salvador 1 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 123 Brunei 0.9944 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 124 Libya 0.9765 deaths per 100 live births compare
More health data for Oman
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 2 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 2 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 73,429 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 33,765 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 74,132 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 32,437 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 77,356 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 33,265 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate in Oman?
- Child mortality rate in Oman was 1.03 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 23.1 deaths per 100 live births in 1970.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.03 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Oman rank for child mortality rate?
- Oman ranks 121st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Oman data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .