How many years of comparable data are there for Oman and United States?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Oman vs United States: Life expectancy by sex

Oman

81.88 years

in 2023

United States

81.85 years

in 2023

Oman rank

62nd

United States rank

63rd

Life expectancy by sex over time

Oman
United States

How they compare

Oman currently reports 81.88 years against 81.85 years in United States, a difference of 0.03 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was United States ahead.

Oman ranks 62nd and United States ranks 63rd of 236 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Oman	United States	Difference	Ahead
1950s	34.14 years	72.31 years	38.18 years	United States
1960s	42.65 years	73.86 years	31.21 years	United States
1970s	54.99 years	76.1 years	21.11 years	United States
1980s	67.05 years	78.13 years	11.07 years	United States
1990s	74.17 years	79.14 years	4.98 years	United States
2000s	77.86 years	80.07 years	2.21 years	United States
2010s	80.98 years	81.21 years	0.234 years	United States
2020s	79.6 years	80.47 years	0.8711 years	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy by sex, Oman or United States?: Oman, at 81.88 years against 81.85 years in United States as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy by sex between Oman and United States?: 0.03 years, with Oman ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Oman and United States?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Oman and United States rank globally for life expectancy by sex?: Oman ranks 62nd and United States ranks 63rd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Life expectancy by sex
Unit: years
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Period life expectancy at birth among females, in a given year.