Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Oman
Oman: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year was 0.3913 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
0.3913 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 14.5%
World rank
189th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.3913 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
All-time low
0.2919 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2019
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Oman, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Oman is 0.3913 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 14.5% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Oman peaked at 0.3913 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.2919 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2019.
That places Oman 189th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Oman, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3597 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.345 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3364 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.3263 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3188 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.3178 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.3191 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.3253 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.3279 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.336 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3366 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.3316 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.3235 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.317 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3164 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.3201 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3209 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.311 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2951 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2919 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3419 deaths per 100,000 people | +17.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3913 deaths per 100,000 people | +14.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3312 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3178 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3597 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3164 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2919 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3366 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3666 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3419 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3913 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Oman
- 186 Iraq 0.4348 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 187 Brunei Darussalam 0.4263 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 188 Bahrain 0.4078 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 190 Jordan 0.343 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 191 Kuwait 0.3052 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 192 Saudi Arabia 0.2728 deaths per 100,000 people 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 crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Oman?
- Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Oman was 0.3913 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3913 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2919 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019.
- How does Oman rank for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Oman ranks 189th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Oman data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.