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Health · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · High income
Oman: health in numbers
Life expectancy is 80.2 yrs (2024), 52nd of 217 in the world and 7th of 23 in the Middle East & North Africa. Life expectancy, women is 82.0 yrs (2024), 56th of 217 in the world and 7th of 23 in the Middle East & North Africa. Life expectancy, men is 78.7 yrs (2024), 46th of 217 in the world and 7th of 23 in the Middle East & North Africa.
Life expectancy
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Life expectancy, women
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18 indicators
Health: Oman in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancyLife expectancy at birth, years | 80.2 yrs2024 | 52/217 | 7/23 | 73.6 yrs | 77.2 yrs | 77.8 yrs | +1.5%since 2014 | 72.3 yrs | 80.4 yrs | 73.5 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, womenLife expectancy at birth, women, years | 82.0 yrs2024 | 56/217 | 7/23 | 76.6 yrs | 79.6 yrs | 79.5 yrs | +1.3%since 2014 | 74.3 yrs | 83.2 yrs | 76.0 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, menLife expectancy at birth, men, years | 78.7 yrs2024 | 46/217 | 7/23 | 71.8 yrs | 75.4 yrs | 76.5 yrs | +1.5%since 2014 | 70.4 yrs | 77.8 yrs | 71.1 yrs | |
| Infant mortalityInfant mortality, per 1,000 live births | 8.32024 | 124/196 | 15/23 | 13.4 | 9.5 | 8.6 | −8.8%since 2014 | 32.0 | 4.2 | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortalityUnder-5 mortality, per 1,000 live births | 10.32024 | 119/196 | 15/23 | 16.5 | 11.7 | 10.7 | −8.0%since 2014 | 36.4 | 5.1 | 37.4 | |
| Neonatal mortalityNeonatal mortality, per 1,000 live births | 5.82024 | 119/196 | 15/23 | 7.7 | 5.8 | 5.6 | +3.6%since 2014 | 22.7 | 2.8 | 17.2 | |
| Maternal mortalityMaternal mortality, per 100,000 live births | 132023 | 141/194 | 17/23 | 19 | 17 | 32 | −13%since 2013 | 47 | 10 | 197 | |
| Measles vaccinationMeasles immunisation, % of children 12–23 months | 99%2024 | 12/193 | 4/23 | 99% | 99% | 99% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 84% | 94% | 84% | |
| HIV prevalenceHIV prevalence, % of people 15–49 | 0.1%2024 | 138/153 | 14/20 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 0.1% | — | 0.7% | |
| TuberculosisTuberculosis incidence, per 100,000 people | 112024 | 146/208 | 15/23 | 25 | 17 | 10 | −15%since 2014 | 110 | 12 | 131 | |
| Health spendingCurrent health expenditure, % of GDP | 3.5%2023 | 168/193 | 19/23 | 2.7% | 2.5% | 5.1% | +1.0 ppsince 2013 | 5.3% | 12.5% | 10.1% | |
| Out-of-pocket spendingOut-of-pocket health spending, % of health expenditure | 6.3%2023 | 184/193 | 23/23 | 11.7% | 10.4% | 5.2% | −0.7 ppsince 2013 | 28.3% | 13.4% | 17.3% | |
| PhysiciansPhysicians per 1,000 people | 1.992022 | 83/180 | 10/22 | 1.43 | 2.13 | 2.00 | +0.2%since 2012 | 1.30 | 3.78 | 1.86 | |
| Hospital bedsHospital beds per 1,000 people | 1.02023 | 148/182 | 19/23 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.2 | −21%since 2013 | 1.1 | 5.2 | 3.3 | |
| Basic waterBasic drinking water, % of population | 92.7%2024 | 137/206 | 16/23 | 85.6% | 87.8% | 92.2% | +2.9 ppsince 2014 | 92.9% | 99.2% | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitationBasic sanitation, % of population | 99.3%2024 | 42/203 | 7/23 | 89.2% | 96.2% | 99.3% | +0.3 ppsince 2014 | 83.7% | 98.3% | 82.2% | |
| Tobacco useTobacco use, % of adults | 8.5%2024 | 143/166 | 20/20 | 7.4% | 7.8% | 8.3% | +0.7 ppsince 2010 | 18.9% | 20.2% | 20.3% | |
| Road deathsRoad traffic deaths, per 100,000 people | 10.62019 | 123/186 | 16/23 | 22.4 | 27.8 | 10.62019 | −70%since 2009 | 17.0 | 8.7 | 16.7 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Life expectancy+1.5%80.2 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, women+1.3%82.0 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, men+1.5%78.7 yrs in 2024
- Infant mortality−8.8%8.3 in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Neonatal mortality+3.6%5.8 in 2024
- Hospital beds−21%1.0 in 2023
- Tobacco use+0.7 pp8.5% in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Oman and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Oman. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Oman | Iran | Yemen | Saudi Arabia | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 80.2 yrs2024 | 77.9 yrs2024 | 69.4 yrs2024 | 79.0 yrs2024 | 83.1 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, women | 82.0 yrs2024 | 79.8 yrs2024 | 71.5 yrs2024 | 81.3 yrs2024 | 84.3 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, men | 78.7 yrs2024 | 76.0 yrs2024 | 67.4 yrs2024 | 77.3 yrs2024 | 82.2 yrs2024 |
| Infant mortality | 8.32024 | 10.32024 | 33.82024 | 4.72024 | 3.82024 |
| Under-5 mortality | 10.32024 | 11.32024 | 38.12024 | 6.02024 | 4.82024 |
| Neonatal mortality | 5.82024 | 7.22024 | 20.92024 | 2.92024 | 2.42024 |
| Maternal mortality | 132023 | 162023 | 1182023 | 72023 | 32023 |
| Measles vaccination | 99%2024 | 99%2024 | 41%2024 | 96%2024 | 98%2024 |
| HIV prevalence | 0.1%2024 | — | 0.1%2024 | 0.1%2024 | 0.1%2024 |