Low birth weight prevalence in Oman
Oman: Low birth weight prevalence was 13.2% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
13.2%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
47th
of 157 countries
All-time high
13.5%
in 2000
All-time low
13.2%
in 2016
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Low birth weight prevalence in Oman, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for low birth weight prevalence in Oman is 13.2%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight prevalence in Oman peaked at 13.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 13.2%, in 2016.
That places Oman 47th out of 157 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.4% | 13.3% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.3% | 13.2% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.2% | 13.2% | 13.2% | 1 |
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More health data for Oman
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 221 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 429.2 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 2 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 2 (2026)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight prevalence in Oman?
- Low birth weight prevalence in Oman was 13.2% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 13.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2% in 2016.
- How does Oman rank for low birth weight prevalence?
- Oman ranks 47th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight prevalence rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Oman data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Low birth weight prevalence (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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