Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Oman
Oman: Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 was 2.93 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Oman, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Oman is 2.93, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 34.6% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Oman peaked at 3.95 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 2.18, in 2022.
That places Oman 184th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Oman, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.57 | — |
| 1951 | 3.56 | -0.3% |
| 1952 | 3.55 | -0.3% |
| 1953 | 3.54 | -0.4% |
| 1954 | 3.52 | -0.4% |
| 1955 | 3.5 | -0.5% |
| 1956 | 3.49 | -0.6% |
| 1957 | 3.51 | +0.6% |
| 1958 | 3.44 | -2.0% |
| 1959 | 3.41 | -0.8% |
| 1960 | 3.38 | -0.9% |
| 1961 | 3.35 | -1.0% |
| 1962 | 3.31 | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 3.28 | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 3.24 | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 3.22 | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 3.19 | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 3.17 | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 3.15 | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 3.13 | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 3.15 | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 3.14 | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 3.4 | +8.2% |
| 1973 | 3.39 | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 3.37 | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 3.36 | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 3.07 | -8.7% |
| 1977 | 3.02 | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 3.08 | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 3.09 | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 3.11 | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 3.11 | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 3.15 | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 3.17 | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 3.2 | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 3.23 | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 3.27 | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 3.32 | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 3.38 | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 3.44 | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 3.5 | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 3.57 | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 3.65 | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 3.72 | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 3.79 | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 3.85 | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 3.9 | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 3.93 | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 3.95 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 3.94 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 3.94 | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 3.93 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 3.92 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 3.93 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3.95 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 3.95 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 3.92 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 3.81 | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 3.7 | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 3.49 | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 3.26 | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 3.02 | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 2.83 | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 2.69 | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 2.63 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 2.63 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 2.68 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 2.75 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 2.82 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 2.88 | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 2.42 | -15.9% |
| 2021 | 2.36 | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 2.18 | -7.9% |
| 2023 | 2.93 | +34.6% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 2.93 is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.33, 68% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Oman's 2.93 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.93, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Oman changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +34.6% | 2.18 | 2.93 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.51 | 3.41 | 3.57 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.24 | 3.13 | 3.38 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.21 | 3.02 | 3.4 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.24 | 3.11 | 3.44 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.78 | 3.5 | 3.95 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.85 | 3.49 | 3.95 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.82 | 2.63 | 3.26 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.47 | 2.18 | 2.93 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Oman
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 221 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0404 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Oman?
- Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Oman was 2.93 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 3.95 in 2004.
- What is the lowest difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.18 in 2022.
- How does Oman rank for difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45?
- Oman ranks 184th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Oman data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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