Oman: Number of neonatal deaths

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Oman's number of neonatal deaths rose 8.2% on 2023 (from 473 to 512).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −1.6% and a typical year strayed about 6.4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.5 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 10.8% in 2023 and the biggest yearly fall was 11.7% in 1992. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 11% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Oman had the 112th highest value of the 196 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Oman in the 2024 ranking

• Libya — 109th of 196: 634
• Spain — 110th of 196: 575
• Comoros — 111th of 196: 542
• Mongolia — 113th of 196: 452
• Netherlands — 114th of 196: 450
• Jamaica — 115th of 196: 444

What this measures

Number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age.

Limitations: Complete vital registration systems are fairly uncommon in developing countries. Thus estimates must be obtained from sample surveys or derived by applying indirect estimation techniques to registration, census, or survey data. Survey data are subject to recall error, and surveys estimating infant/child deaths require large samples because households in which a birth has occurred during a given year cannot ordinarily be preselected for sampling. Indirect estimates rely on model life tables that may be inappropriate for the population concerned. Extrapolations based on outdated surveys may not be reliable for monitoring changes in health status or for comparative analytical work.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 53 values

Number of neonatal deaths in nearby economies

• Afghanistan — 49,429 (2024)
• Algeria — 13,203 (2024)
• Bahrain — 86 (2024)
• Djibouti — 662 (2024)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 33,761 (2024)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 8,293 (2024)
• Iraq — 14,670 (2024)
• Israel — 294 (2024)
• Jordan — 1,751 (2024)
• Kuwait — 213 (2024)
• Lebanon — 969 (2024)
• Libya

More health data for Oman

• Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 10.33% (2025)
• Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 6.47% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female — 655,304 (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 31.72% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male — 681,023 (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 19.86% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, total — 1.34 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 24.32% (2025)
• Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) — 11.4% (2025)
• Population ages 05-09, male (% of male population)

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Questions people ask

What is Oman's number of neonatal deaths?

512 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1972?

It is down 71.81% from 1,816 in 1972 (2.41% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1,847 in 1978 and the lowest 305 in 2007.

How does Oman rank?

112th highest of 196 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in number of neonatal deaths unusual for Oman?

In 2024, Oman's number of neonatal deaths rose 8.2% on 2023 (from 473 to 512). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −1.6% and a typical year strayed about 6.4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.5 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SH.DTH.NMRT, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), uri: www.childmortality.org; World Health Organization (WHO), uri: www.childmortality.org, note: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation; World Bank (WB), uri: www.childmortality.org, note: UN Inter-agenc… Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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