What is child mortality rate in Oman?

Child mortality rate in Oman was 1.03 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN 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 38.85 deaths per 100 live births in 1959.

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 200 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Oman?

Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Oman data come from?

The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN 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.

Child mortality rate in Oman

Name: Child mortality rate in Oman
Creator: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Oman: Child mortality rate was 1.03 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

1.03 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 1.0%

World rank

121st

of 200 countries

All-time high

38.85 deaths per 100 live births

in 1959

All-time low

1.03 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1959–2024

Child mortality rate in Oman, 1959–2024

Source: Gapminder (2015); UN 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 66 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Oman peaked at 38.85 deaths per 100 live births in 1959 and was at its lowest, 1.03 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Oman 121st out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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
1950s	38.85 deaths per 100 live births	38.85 deaths per 100 live births	38.85 deaths per 100 live births	1
1960s	30.47 deaths per 100 live births	24.36 deaths per 100 live births	37.08 deaths per 100 live births	10
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 0.99 deaths per 100 live births compare
124 Barbados 0.98 deaths per 100 live births compare
124 Libya 0.98 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 200 places →

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)
Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 36,638 (2025)
Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 34,981 (2025)
Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 33,459 (2025)
Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 36,793 (2025)
Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 35,415 (2025)
Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 37,789 (2025)
Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 43,120 (2025)
Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 46,066 (2025)

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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 Gapminder (2015); UN 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 38.85 deaths per 100 live births in 1959.
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 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Oman?: Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Oman data come from?: The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN 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

Indicator: Child mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 200 places, 16,161 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.