Life expectancy at birth — all countries

Life expectancy at birth — Oman

Life expectancy at birth in Oman in 2024 — 80.2 years. Ranked 52 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 126.5%.

2024 80.2 years +0.27% vs 2023
World rank 52of 217
Period maximum 80.2 years2024
Period minimum 35.4 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Life expectancy at birth — Oman, 1960–20242040608010019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 35.4 years1962: 37.4 years1964: 39.6 years1966: 42 years1968: 44.4 years1970: 46.6 years1972: 48.7 years1974: 51.2 years1976: 54.4 years1978: 57 years1980: 59.6 years1982: 62 years1984: 64.3 years1986: 66.2 years1988: 67.7 years1990: 69 years1992: 70.1 years1994: 71.1 years1996: 72 years1998: 72.9 years2000: 73.6 years2002: 74.3 years2004: 74.8 years2006: 75.4 years2008: 76.1 years2010: 77.2 years2012: 78.2 years2014: 79 years2016: 79.6 years2018: 79.9 years2020: 77.8 years2022: 77.9 years2024: 80.2 years
Change over the period: +44.8 (+126.5%) Average annual rate: 1.29 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Oman

Oman 80.2 years
World 73.5 years
Western Asia computed 75.8 years
High-income countries computed 80.4 years
Life expectancy at birth — Oman, by year Oman All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 80.2 +0.2 +0.27%
2023 80 +2.1 +2.72%
2022 77.9 +1.9 +2.56%
2021 76 −1.8 −2.31%
2020 77.8 −2.2 −2.73%
2019 79.9 +0.1 +0.1%
2018 79.9 +0.1 +0.15%
2017 79.7 +0.2 +0.21%
2016 79.6 +0.2 +0.3%
2015 79.3 +0.3 +0.4%
2014 79 +0.4 +0.5%
2013 78.6 +0.4 +0.57%
2012 78.2 +0.4 +0.57%
2011 77.7 +0.6 +0.72%
2010 77.2 +0.6 +0.72%
2009 76.6 +0.5 +0.67%
2008 76.1 +0.5 +0.7%
2007 75.6 +0.2 +0.32%
2006 75.4 +0.3 +0.38%
2005 75.1 +0.3 +0.33%
2004 74.8 +0.3 +0.4%
2003 74.5 +0.2 +0.33%
2002 74.3 +0.3 +0.4%
2001 74 +0.3 +0.46%
2000 73.6 +0.4 +0.5%
1999 73.3 +0.4 +0.54%
1998 72.9 +0.4 +0.58%
1997 72.5 +0.4 +0.61%
1996 72 +0.5 +0.65%
1995 71.6 +0.5 +0.69%
1994 71.1 +0.5 +0.66%
1993 70.6 +0.5 +0.7%
1992 70.1 +0.5 +0.76%
1991 69.6 +0.6 +0.83%
1990 69 +0.6 +0.91%
1989 68.4 +0.7 +1%
1988 67.7 +0.7 +1.1%
1987 67 +0.8 +1.23%
1986 66.2 +0.9 +1.36%
1985 65.3 +1 +1.57%
1984 64.3 +1.1 +1.71%
1983 63.2 +1.1 +1.84%
1982 62 +1.2 +2.05%
1981 60.8 +1.2 +2.02%
1980 59.6 +1.3 +2.18%
1979 58.3 +1.3 +2.26%
1978 57 +1.5 +2.72%
1977 55.5 +1.1 +1.98%
1976 54.4 +1.9 +3.69%
1975 52.5 +1.3 +2.5%
1974 51.2 +1.3 +2.53%
1973 50 +1.2 +2.56%
1972 48.7 +0.8 +1.77%
1971 47.9 +1.2 +2.63%
1970 46.6 +1 +2.23%
1969 45.6 +1.2 +2.77%
1968 44.4 +1.2 +2.82%
1967 43.2 +1.2 +2.86%
1966 42 +1.2 +2.9%
1965 40.8 +1.2 +2.93%
1964 39.6 +1.1 +2.94%
1963 38.5 +1.1 +2.9%
1962 37.4 +1 +2.82%
1961 36.4 +1 +2.7%
1960 35.4

About the indicator

Life expectancy at birth is the average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates stayed the same as in the year of calculation. It is not a forecast for any individual but a summary measure of the current mortality regime: the indicator falls sharply in years of epidemics and wars and recovers just as fast.

Important: The indicator is highly sensitive to infant mortality: a decline there adds more years than an improvement in the health of the elderly.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.