Neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births rose 0% to 5.10 in Oman in 2017, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births in Oman reached an all time high of 51.6 in 1971 and an all time low of 5.00 in 2015. When compared to Oman's main peers, neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births in Iran amounted to 9.10, 3.90 in Saudi Arabia, 4.70 in United Arab Emirates and 27.0 in Yemen in 2017.
Oman has been ranked 113th within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births, 9 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Neonatal Mortality (Per 1,000 Live Births) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Bahrain | 3.20 | 3.20 | 3.20 | 3.10 | 3.10 | |||||||||||||||||
| Djibouti | 34.7 | 34.0 | 33.2 | 32.5 | 31.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Eritrea | 20.2 | 19.7 | 19.3 | 18.9 | 18.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Iran | 10.4 | 10.0 | 9.60 | 9.20 | 8.90 | |||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | 17.5 | 17.0 | 16.4 | 15.9 | 15.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jordan | 10.6 | 10.2 | 10.0 | 9.70 | 9.40 | |||||||||||||||||
| Oman | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | 46.2 | 45.2 | 44.3 | 43.3 | 42.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Qatar | 4.00 | 3.90 | 3.90 | 3.80 | 3.80 | |||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | 4.90 | 4.60 | 4.30 | 4.10 | 3.80 | |||||||||||||||||
| Turkmenistan | 23.0 | 23.3 | 23.5 | 23.8 | 23.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| United Arab Emirates | 4.20 | 4.10 | 4.00 | 3.90 | 3.80 | |||||||||||||||||
| Yemen | 28.1 | 28.2 | 28.2 | 28.2 | 28.2 |
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