New infections of HIV per 1,000 people in Oman
Oman: New infections of HIV per 1,000 people was 0.0364 infections per 1,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
New infections of HIV per 1,000 people in Oman, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in infections per 1,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for new infections of hiv per 1,000 people in Oman is 0.0364 infections per 1,000 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 35.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new infections of hiv per 1,000 people in Oman peaked at 0.1855 infections per 1,000 people in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0364 infections per 1,000 people, in 2024.
Oman ranks 127th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
New infections of HIV per 1,000 people in Oman, year by year
| Year | infections per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0851 infections per 1,000 people | — |
| 1991 | 0.1488 infections per 1,000 people | +74.8% |
| 1992 | 0.1855 infections per 1,000 people | +24.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1626 infections per 1,000 people | -12.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1234 infections per 1,000 people | -24.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0962 infections per 1,000 people | -22.1% |
| 1996 | 0.084 infections per 1,000 people | -12.6% |
| 1997 | 0.079 infections per 1,000 people | -5.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0767 infections per 1,000 people | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0753 infections per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0732 infections per 1,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0668 infections per 1,000 people | -8.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0655 infections per 1,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0654 infections per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0648 infections per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0636 infections per 1,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0625 infections per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0614 infections per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0595 infections per 1,000 people | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0569 infections per 1,000 people | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0539 infections per 1,000 people | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0464 infections per 1,000 people | -13.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0512 infections per 1,000 people | +10.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0569 infections per 1,000 people | +11.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0562 infections per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0551 infections per 1,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0561 infections per 1,000 people | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0558 infections per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.054 infections per 1,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0514 infections per 1,000 people | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0469 infections per 1,000 people | -8.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0434 infections per 1,000 people | -7.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0379 infections per 1,000 people | -12.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0385 infections per 1,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0364 infections per 1,000 people | -5.4% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 0.0364 infections per 1,000 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0838 infections per 1,000 people, 43% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Oman's 0.0364 infections per 1,000 people is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0662 infections per 1,000 people, 55% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where New infections of HIV per 1,000 people 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +74.8% | 0.0851 infections per 1,000 people | 0.1488 infections per 1,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1117 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0753 infections per 1,000 people | 0.1855 infections per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.064 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0569 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0732 infections per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0537 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0464 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0569 infections per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0406 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0364 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0469 infections per 1,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Oman
- 124 Morocco 0.0441 infections per 1,000 people compare
- 125 Romania 0.0432 infections per 1,000 people compare
- 126 Slovakia 0.0379 infections per 1,000 people compare
- 128 Australia 0.0364 infections per 1,000 people compare
- 129 Netherlands 0.0358 infections per 1,000 people compare
- 130 Nepal 0.0341 infections per 1,000 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 new infections of hiv per 1,000 people in Oman?
- New infections of hiv per 1,000 people in Oman was 0.0364 infections per 1,000 people in 2024, according to Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest new infections of hiv per 1,000 people recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1855 infections per 1,000 people in 1992.
- What is the lowest new infections of hiv per 1,000 people recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0364 infections per 1,000 people in 2024.
- How does Oman rank for new infections of hiv per 1,000 people?
- Oman ranks 127th out of 144 countries with data for 2024.
- Is new infections of hiv per 1,000 people rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Oman data come from?
- The figures come from Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of New infections of HIV per 1,000 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people aged 15-49 newly infected with HIV in the last year per 1,000 uninfected people. This is the central estimate.