Homicide rate by age of the victim in Oman
Oman: Homicide rate by age of the victim was 0.1767 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Homicide rate by age of the victim in Oman, 2009–2021
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for homicide rate by age of the victim in Oman is 0.1767 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 713.3% on the previous year and up 79.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate by age of the victim in Oman peaked at 0.1767 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2018.
Oman ranks 104th of 111 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Homicide rate by age of the victim in Oman, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.1043 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2010 | 0.0986 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0501 deaths per 100,000 people | -49.2% |
| 2016 | 0.067 deaths per 100,000 people | +33.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0429 deaths per 100,000 people | -36.0% |
| 2018 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0603 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2020 | 0.0217 deaths per 100,000 people | -64.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1767 deaths per 100,000 people | +713.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1043 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1043 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1043 deaths per 100,000 people | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.0531 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0986 deaths per 100,000 people | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.0992 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0217 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1767 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Oman
- 101 Barbados 0.3517 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 102 Azerbaijan 0.2214 deaths per 100,000 people
- 103 Hong Kong 0.1894 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 105 Japan 0.1754 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 106 Qatar 0.1651 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 107 Malaysia 0.139 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More social development data for Oman
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 289 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 133 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 133 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate by age of the victim in Oman?
- Homicide rate by age of the victim in Oman was 0.1767 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate by age of the victim recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1767 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by age of the victim recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 deaths per 100,000 people in 2018.
- How does Oman rank for homicide rate by age of the victim?
- Oman ranks 104th out of 111 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicide rate by age of the victim rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Oman data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate by age of the victim. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual number of deaths from homicides, per 100,000 people within the same age-group.