Sex gap in life expectancy in Oman
Oman: Sex gap in life expectancy was 3.39 years in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
3.39 years
Change on year
up 30.8%
World rank
208th
of 236 countries
All-time high
6.03 years
in 1975
All-time low
2.59 years
in 2022
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy in Oman, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, sex gap in life expectancy in Oman stood at 3.39 years.
That represents a change of up 30.8% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy in Oman peaked at 6.03 years in 1975 and was at its lowest, 2.59 years, in 2022.
That places Oman 208th 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.
Sex gap in life expectancy in Oman, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.65 years | — |
| 1951 | 4.65 years | +0.1% |
| 1952 | 4.66 years | +0.2% |
| 1953 | 4.67 years | +0.2% |
| 1954 | 4.68 years | +0.2% |
| 1955 | 4.68 years | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 4.66 years | -0.4% |
| 1957 | 4.73 years | +1.4% |
| 1958 | 4.56 years | -3.5% |
| 1959 | 4.48 years | -1.9% |
| 1960 | 4.39 years | -1.9% |
| 1961 | 4.33 years | -1.4% |
| 1962 | 4.3 years | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 4.32 years | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 4.37 years | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 4.45 years | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 4.53 years | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 4.61 years | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 4.68 years | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 4.74 years | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 4.92 years | +3.9% |
| 1971 | 4.96 years | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 5.93 years | +19.5% |
| 1973 | 5.98 years | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 6.01 years | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 6.03 years | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 4.97 years | -17.6% |
| 1977 | 4.87 years | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 5.01 years | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 5.03 years | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 5.03 years | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 5 years | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 5.01 years | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 4.99 years | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 4.96 years | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 4.92 years | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 4.89 years | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 4.85 years | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 4.83 years | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 4.8 years | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 4.79 years | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 4.78 years | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 4.78 years | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 4.79 years | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 4.8 years | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 4.81 years | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 4.82 years | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 4.83 years | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 4.83 years | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 4.82 years | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 4.82 years | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 4.82 years | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 4.82 years | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 4.82 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4.87 years | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 4.88 years | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 4.85 years | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 4.71 years | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 4.64 years | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 4.44 years | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 4.2 years | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 3.96 years | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 3.74 years | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 3.57 years | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 3.46 years | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 3.41 years | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 3.4 years | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 3.41 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 3.43 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 3.44 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 2.95 years | -14.1% |
| 2021 | 2.97 years | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 2.59 years | -12.7% |
| 2023 | 3.39 years | +30.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.64 years | 4.48 years | 4.73 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.47 years | 4.3 years | 4.74 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.37 years | 4.87 years | 6.03 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.93 years | 4.8 years | 5.03 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.8 years | 4.78 years | 4.83 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.77 years | 4.44 years | 4.88 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.6 years | 3.4 years | 4.2 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.98 years | 2.59 years | 3.39 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Oman
- 205 Liechtenstein 3.48 years compare
- 206 Madagascar 3.44 years compare
- 207 Sierra Leone 3.44 years compare
- 209 Timor-Leste 3.37 years compare
- 210 Gambia 3.36 years compare
- 211 New Zealand 3.36 years 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)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1193 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 2.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1239 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy in Oman?
- Sex gap in life expectancy in Oman was 3.39 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 6.03 years in 1975.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.59 years in 2022.
- How does Oman rank for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Oman ranks 208th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Oman data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex gap in life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.