Youth mortality rate in Oman
Oman: Youth mortality rate was 1.26 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Youth mortality rate in Oman, 1990–2024
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
The most recent figure for youth mortality rate in Oman is 1.26 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth mortality rate in Oman peaked at 4.66 deaths per 100 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.26 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
That places Oman 122nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.19 deaths per 100 live births | 2.15 deaths per 100 live births | 4.66 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.65 deaths per 100 live births | 1.45 deaths per 100 live births | 2.01 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.37 deaths per 100 live births | 1.32 deaths per 100 live births | 1.43 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.29 deaths per 100 live births | 1.26 deaths per 100 live births | 1.31 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Oman
- 119 Colombia 1.39 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 120 Thailand 1.32 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 121 Cape Verde 1.3 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 123 Costa Rica 1.24 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 124 Libya 1.21 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 125 Kazakhstan 1.2 deaths per 100 live births compare
More health data for Oman
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 2 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 2 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 73,429 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 33,765 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 74,132 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 32,437 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 77,356 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 33,265 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth mortality rate in Oman?
- Youth mortality rate in Oman was 1.26 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 youth mortality rate recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 4.66 deaths per 100 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest youth mortality rate recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.26 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Oman rank for youth mortality rate?
- Oman ranks 122nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is youth mortality rate rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. 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 Youth mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years, per 100 live births.