Neonatal mortality rate in Oman
Oman: Neonatal mortality rate was 0.5782 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Neonatal mortality rate in Oman, 1971–2024
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
In 2024, neonatal mortality rate in Oman stood at 0.5782 deaths per 100 live births.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Oman peaked at 5.25 deaths per 100 live births in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.5505 deaths per 100 live births, in 2022.
Oman ranks 121st 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.56 deaths per 100 live births | 3.79 deaths per 100 live births | 5.25 deaths per 100 live births | 9 |
| 1980s | 2.59 deaths per 100 live births | 1.88 deaths per 100 live births | 3.54 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.21 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8249 deaths per 100 live births | 1.76 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6505 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5824 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7747 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5606 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5531 deaths per 100 live births | 0.577 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5592 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5505 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5782 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Oman
- 118 Sao Tome and Principe 0.6404 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 119 Colombia 0.6264 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 120 Samoa 0.5839 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 122 Brunei 0.568 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 123 Nicaragua 0.531 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 124 Panama 0.5295 deaths per 100 live births compare
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Oman?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Oman was 0.5782 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 neonatal mortality rate recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 5.25 deaths per 100 live births in 1971.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5505 deaths per 100 live births in 2022.
- How does Oman rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Oman ranks 121st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. 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 Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .