Deaths from road injuries in Oman

Oman: Deaths from road injuries was 497 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
497 deaths
Change on year
up 15.2%
World rank
117th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1,856 deaths
in 2009
All-time low
431.61 deaths
in 2020
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Deaths from road injuries in Oman, 2000–2021

5001.0k1.5k2.0k2000201020212000: 510.8 deaths2001: 517.9 deaths2002: 600.6 deaths2003: 598.7 deaths2004: 658.6 deaths2005: 711 deaths2006: 703.3 deaths2007: 823 deaths2008: 980 deaths2009: 1.9k deaths2010: 926 deaths2011: 1.1k deaths2012: 1.2k deaths2013: 1.3k deaths2014: 1.1k deaths2015: 1.5k deaths2016: 1.3k deaths2017: 1.0k deaths2018: 660.4 deaths2019: 553.5 deaths2020: 431.6 deaths2021: 497 deaths

Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.

Analysis

Oman recorded 497 deaths for deaths from road injuries in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.2% on the previous year and down 54.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, deaths from road injuries in Oman peaked at 1,856 deaths in 2009 and was at its lowest, 431.61 deaths, in 2020.

That places Oman 117th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 795.99 deaths 510.77 deaths 1,856 deaths 10
2010s 1,075 deaths 553.47 deaths 1,491 deaths 10
2020s 464.31 deaths 431.61 deaths 497 deaths 2

Countries ranked near Oman

  1. 114 Belgium 532 deaths compare
  2. 115 Turkmenistan 509 deaths compare
  3. 116 Jamaica 502 deaths compare
  4. 118 Lesotho 492 deaths compare
  5. 119 Georgia 476 deaths compare
  6. 120 Mauritania 457.37 deaths compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is deaths from road injuries in Oman?
Deaths from road injuries in Oman was 497 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest deaths from road injuries recorded in Oman?
The highest recorded value was 1,856 deaths in 2009.
What is the lowest deaths from road injuries recorded in Oman?
The lowest recorded value was 431.61 deaths in 2020.
How does Oman rank for deaths from road injuries?
Oman ranks 117th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is deaths from road injuries rising or falling in Oman?
Over the last ten years it is down 54.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 Deaths from road injuries. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Deaths from road injuries
Unit
deaths
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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Estimated number of deaths from road injury in both sexes.