What is homicide rate in Oman?

Homicide rate 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 recorded in Oman?

The highest recorded value was 0.1767 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.

What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Oman?

The lowest recorded value was 0 deaths per 100,000 people in 2018.

How does Oman rank for homicide rate?

Oman ranks 104th out of 111 countries with data for 2021.

Is homicide rate 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Homicide rate in Oman

Name: Homicide rate in Oman
Creator: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Oman: Homicide rate was 0.1767 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)

0.1767 deaths per 100,000 people

Change on year

up 713.3%

World rank

104th

of 111 countries

All-time high

0.1767 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

All-time low

0 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2018

Years of data

2009–2021

Homicide rate 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 in Oman is 0.1767 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of up 713.3% on the previous year and up 79.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, homicide rate 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.

That places Oman 104th out of 111 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

See the full ranking of 111 places →

More social development data for Oman

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 289 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 133 (2025)
Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.446 (2025)
Liberal Democracy Index 0.14 (2025)
Electoral Democracy Index 0.175 (2025)
Freedom of Association Index 0.049 (2025)
Freedom of Expression Index 0.151 (2025)
Participatory Democracy Index 0.12 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is homicide rate in Oman?: Homicide rate 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 recorded in Oman?: The highest recorded value was 0.1767 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Oman?: The lowest recorded value was 0 deaths per 100,000 people in 2018.
How does Oman rank for homicide rate?: Oman ranks 104th out of 111 countries with data for 2021.
Is homicide rate 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Homicide rate
Unit: deaths per 100,000 people
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 111 places, 4,803 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Annual number of homicides per 100,000 people.