What is infant mortality rate by sex in Oman?

Infant mortality rate by sex in Oman was 0.7471 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest infant mortality rate by sex recorded in Oman?

The highest recorded value was 23.11 deaths per 100 live births in 1959.

What is the lowest infant mortality rate by sex recorded in Oman?

The lowest recorded value was 0.7471 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Oman rank for infant mortality rate by sex?

Oman ranks 125th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is infant mortality rate by sex rising or falling in Oman?

Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Oman data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Infant mortality rate by sex in Oman

Name: Infant mortality rate by sex in Oman
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Oman: Infant mortality rate by sex was 0.7471 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.7471 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 1.2%

World rank

125th

of 199 countries

All-time high

23.11 deaths per 100 live births

in 1959

All-time low

0.7471 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1959–2024

Infant mortality rate by sex in Oman, 1959–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

The most recent figure for infant mortality rate by sex in Oman is 0.7471 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.

The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, infant mortality rate by sex in Oman peaked at 23.11 deaths per 100 live births in 1959 and was at its lowest, 0.7471 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Oman ranks 125th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	23.11 deaths per 100 live births	23.11 deaths per 100 live births	23.11 deaths per 100 live births	1
1960s	19.16 deaths per 100 live births	16.05 deaths per 100 live births	22.35 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	12.09 deaths per 100 live births	8.7 deaths per 100 live births	15.35 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	5.21 deaths per 100 live births	3.1 deaths per 100 live births	7.95 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	1.91 deaths per 100 live births	1.28 deaths per 100 live births	2.81 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	0.9838 deaths per 100 live births	0.8656 deaths per 100 live births	1.2 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.8172 deaths per 100 live births	0.7853 deaths per 100 live births	0.8545 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.7622 deaths per 100 live births	0.7471 deaths per 100 live births	0.7761 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Oman

122 Brunei 0.7979 deaths per 100 live births compare
123 El Salvador 0.797 deaths per 100 live births compare
124 Armenia 0.7655 deaths per 100 live births compare
126 Albania 0.7387 deaths per 100 live births compare
127 Turkey 0.7361 deaths per 100 live births compare
128 Argentina 0.7144 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Oman

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)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 2 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 2 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 73,429 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 33,765 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 74,132 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 32,437 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 77,356 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 33,265 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is infant mortality rate by sex in Oman?: Infant mortality rate by sex in Oman was 0.7471 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest infant mortality rate by sex recorded in Oman?: The highest recorded value was 23.11 deaths per 100 live births in 1959.
What is the lowest infant mortality rate by sex recorded in Oman?: The lowest recorded value was 0.7471 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Oman rank for infant mortality rate by sex?: Oman ranks 125th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is infant mortality rate by sex rising or falling in Oman?: Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Oman data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Infant mortality rate by sex
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 12,987 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .