Medical doctors in Oman
Oman: Medical doctors was 48.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
48.6%
Change on year
up 9.5%
World rank
45th
of 82 countries
All-time high
48.6%
in 2024
All-time low
40.8%
in 2014
Years of data
9
2014–2024
Medical doctors in Oman, 2014–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for medical doctors in Oman is 48.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 9.5% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors in Oman peaked at 48.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40.8%, in 2014.
That places Oman 45th out of 82 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Medical doctors in Oman, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 40.8% | — |
| 2015 | 42.7% | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 40.9% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 43.9% | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 46.3% | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 46.5% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 46.0% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 44.4% | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 48.6% | +9.5% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 48.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 50.1%, 97% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 43.5% | 40.8% | 46.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 46.3% | 44.4% | 48.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Oman
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 medical doctors in Oman?
- Medical doctors in Oman was 48.6% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 48.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.8% in 2014.
- How does Oman rank for medical doctors?
- Oman ranks 45th out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oman data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Medical doctors (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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