What is infant mortality rate in Oman?

Infant mortality rate in Oman was 0.8294 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 recorded in Oman?

The highest recorded value was 24.76 deaths per 100 live births in 1959.

What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Oman?

The lowest recorded value was 0.8294 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Oman rank for infant mortality rate?

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

Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Oman?

Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Infant mortality rate in Oman

Name: Infant mortality rate 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 was 0.8294 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.8294 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 1.1%

World rank

125th

of 199 countries

All-time high

24.76 deaths per 100 live births

in 1959

All-time low

0.8294 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1959–2024

Infant mortality rate 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

Oman recorded 0.8294 deaths per 100 live births for infant mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Oman peaked at 24.76 deaths per 100 live births in 1959 and was at its lowest, 0.8294 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Oman 125th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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	24.76 deaths per 100 live births	24.76 deaths per 100 live births	24.76 deaths per 100 live births	1
1960s	20.5 deaths per 100 live births	17.21 deaths per 100 live births	23.89 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	12.99 deaths per 100 live births	9.43 deaths per 100 live births	16.45 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	5.74 deaths per 100 live births	3.46 deaths per 100 live births	8.65 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	2.15 deaths per 100 live births	1.44 deaths per 100 live births	3.14 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	1.1 deaths per 100 live births	0.9652 deaths per 100 live births	1.34 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.9098 deaths per 100 live births	0.8737 deaths per 100 live births	0.9535 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.8471 deaths per 100 live births	0.8294 deaths per 100 live births	0.8646 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Oman

122 El Salvador 0.8836 deaths per 100 live births compare
123 Brunei 0.8593 deaths per 100 live births compare
124 Armenia 0.8485 deaths per 100 live births compare
126 Albania 0.8252 deaths per 100 live births compare
127 Turkey 0.8034 deaths per 100 live births compare
128 Argentina 0.8023 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Oman

Number of infants who die before age 1 221 deaths (2100)
Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 429.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 36,638 (2025)
Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 34,981 (2025)
Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 33,459 (2025)
Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 36,793 (2025)
Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 35,415 (2025)
Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 37,789 (2025)
Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 43,120 (2025)
Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 46,066 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is infant mortality rate in Oman?: Infant mortality rate in Oman was 0.8294 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 recorded in Oman?: The highest recorded value was 24.76 deaths per 100 live births in 1959.
What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Oman?: The lowest recorded value was 0.8294 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Oman rank for infant mortality rate?: Oman ranks 125th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Oman?: Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Infant mortality rate
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, 13,185 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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