Number of youth deaths in Oman
Oman: Number of youth deaths was 1,093 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of youth deaths in Oman, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of youth deaths in Oman is 1,093 deaths, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of youth deaths in Oman peaked at 2,876 deaths in 1990 and was at its lowest, 762 deaths, in 2008.
Oman ranks 115th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of youth deaths in Oman, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,876 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 2,608 deaths | -9.3% |
| 1992 | 2,356 deaths | -9.7% |
| 1993 | 2,124 deaths | -9.8% |
| 1994 | 1,920 deaths | -9.6% |
| 1995 | 1,736 deaths | -9.6% |
| 1996 | 1,576 deaths | -9.2% |
| 1997 | 1,438 deaths | -8.8% |
| 1998 | 1,316 deaths | -8.5% |
| 1999 | 1,211 deaths | -8.0% |
| 2000 | 1,117 deaths | -7.8% |
| 2001 | 1,035 deaths | -7.3% |
| 2002 | 966 deaths | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 911 deaths | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 864 deaths | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 823 deaths | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 787 deaths | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 784 deaths | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 762 deaths | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 788 deaths | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 830 deaths | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 860 deaths | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 900 deaths | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 968 deaths | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 1,026 deaths | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 1,070 deaths | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 1,104 deaths | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 1,129 deaths | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 1,127 deaths | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 1,110 deaths | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 1,099 deaths | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 1,081 deaths | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 1,044 deaths | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 1,051 deaths | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 1,093 deaths | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,916 deaths | 1,211 deaths | 2,876 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 883.7 deaths | 762 deaths | 1,117 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,012 deaths | 830 deaths | 1,129 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,074 deaths | 1,044 deaths | 1,099 deaths | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of youth deaths in Oman?
- Number of youth deaths in Oman was 1,093 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of youth deaths recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 2,876 deaths in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of youth deaths recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 762 deaths in 2008.
- How does Oman rank for number of youth deaths?
- Oman ranks 115th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of youth deaths rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Number of youth deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.