Stillbirth rate in Oman
Oman: Stillbirth rate was 0.5077 deaths per 100 births in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.5077 deaths per 100 births
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
133rd
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.7474 deaths per 100 births
in 2000
All-time low
0.5077 deaths per 100 births
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Stillbirth rate in Oman, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 births.
Analysis
Oman recorded 0.5077 deaths per 100 births for stillbirth rate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stillbirth rate in Oman peaked at 0.7474 deaths per 100 births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.5077 deaths per 100 births, in 2023.
That places Oman 133rd out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Stillbirth rate in Oman, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100 births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7474 deaths per 100 births | — |
| 2001 | 0.7284 deaths per 100 births | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.714 deaths per 100 births | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7008 deaths per 100 births | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.6887 deaths per 100 births | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.6783 deaths per 100 births | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.6687 deaths per 100 births | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.6609 deaths per 100 births | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.654 deaths per 100 births | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6406 deaths per 100 births | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.6228 deaths per 100 births | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.6051 deaths per 100 births | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.5883 deaths per 100 births | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.5681 deaths per 100 births | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.5531 deaths per 100 births | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.5501 deaths per 100 births | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.5543 deaths per 100 births | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.5618 deaths per 100 births | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.5718 deaths per 100 births | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.5668 deaths per 100 births | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.5569 deaths per 100 births | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.5375 deaths per 100 births | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 0.5191 deaths per 100 births | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 0.5077 deaths per 100 births | -2.2% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 0.5077 deaths per 100 births is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2839 deaths per 100 births, 1.8× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Oman's 0.5077 deaths per 100 births is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.8428 deaths per 100 births, 60% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6882 deaths per 100 births | 0.6406 deaths per 100 births | 0.7474 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5742 deaths per 100 births | 0.5501 deaths per 100 births | 0.6228 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5303 deaths per 100 births | 0.5077 deaths per 100 births | 0.5569 deaths per 100 births | 4 |
Countries ranked near Oman
More population data for Oman
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.6675 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -21.98 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.6675 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.2094 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 6,329 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.19 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.4397 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth 0.7% (2100)
- Population density 39.08 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 701,526 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stillbirth rate in Oman?
- Stillbirth rate in Oman was 0.5077 deaths per 100 births in 2023, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest stillbirth rate recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7474 deaths per 100 births in 2000.
- What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5077 deaths per 100 births in 2023.
- How does Oman rank for stillbirth rate?
- Oman ranks 133rd out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. 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 Stillbirth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Estimated number of stillbirths, per 100 total births.