Oman
Figures computed by WHO to assure comparability; they are not necessarily the official statistics of Member States, which may use alternative rigorous methods.
Table 1: Basic indicators for all WHO Member States
| Population estimates | 1992 | 2002 |
| Total population (000) | 2768 | |
| Annual growth rate (%) | 3.3 | |
| Dependency ratio (per 100) | 82 | 65 |
| % of population aged 60+ years | 3.0 | 3.5 |
| Total fertility rate | 6.5 | 5.0 |
| Life expectancy at birth (years) | Males | Females |
| 2002 | 71.0 | 76.3 |
| uncertainty | 67.1 - 74.5 | 73.8 - 78.7 |
| Both sexes 2002 | 73.1 | |
| Probability of dying (per 1000) | Males | Females |
| Under age 5 years 2002 | 15 | 14 |
| uncertainty | 13 - 18 | 12 - 16 |
| Between ages 15 and 59 years 2002 | 165 | 93 |
| uncertainty | 105 - 249 | 60 - 136 |
Table 4: Healthy life expectancy (HALE) in all WHO Member States, estimates for 2002
| 2002 | Males | Females | |
| Healthy life expectancy (HALE) (years) | Total population at birth | 64 | |
| At birth | 62.7 | 65.3 | |
| Uncertainty interval | 59.9 - 65.3 | 63.4 - 67.1 | |
| At age 60 | 11.9 | 13.7 | |
| Uncertainty interval | 10.7 - 13.1 | 12.9 - 14.6 | |
| Expectation of lost healthy years at birth (years) | 8.3 | 11.1 | |
| Percentage of total life expectancy lost | 11.8 | 14.5 | |
Table 5: Selected national health accounts indicators: measured levels of expenditure on health, 1997-2001
| 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | |
| Total expenditure on health as % of GDP | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3 | 3 |
| General government expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health | 81.9 | 82.3 | 82.2 | 81.1 | 80.7 |
| Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health | 18.1 | 17.7 | 17.8 | 18.9 | 19.3 |
| General government expenditure on health as % of total government expenditure | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7 | 6.5 |
| External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Social security expenditure on health as % of general government expenditure on health | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private expenditure on health | 46.4 | 51.1 | 47.5 | 41.7 | 42.9 |
| Private prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
n/a Used when the information accessed indicates that a cell should have an entry but no estimates could be made. 0 Used when no evidence of the schemes to which the cell relates exist. Some estimates yielding a ratio inferior to 0.04% are shown as 0.
Table 6: Selected national health accounts indicators: measured levels of per capita expenditure on health, 1997-2001
| 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | |
| Per capita total expenditure on health at average exchange rate (US$) | 229 | 219 | 221 | 230 | 225 |
| Per capita total expenditure on health at international dollar rate | 348 | 392 | 357 | 316 | 343 |
| Per capita government expenditure on health at average exchange rate (US$) | 187 | 180 | 182 | 187 | 181 |
| Per capita government expenditure on health at international dollar rate | 285 | 322 | 294 | 256 | 277 |
n/a Used when the information accessed indicates that a cell should have an entry but no estimates could be made.
Table 7: Millenium Development Goals: Selected health indicators in all WHO Member States, 2000 (unles specified)
| Children under five years of age underweight for age | 1998 | % | 17.8 |
| Under-five mortality rate | Per 1000 live births | 18 | |
| Infant mortality rate | Per 1000 live births | 15 | |
| One-year-olds immunized against measles (2001) | % | 99 | |
| Maternal mortality ratio | Per 100 000 live births | 87 | |
| Births attended by skilled health personnel | % | 91 | |
| HIV prevalence among 15-49-years-olds | % | 0.1 | |
| Malaria mortality rate | Per 100 000 | 1 | |
| Tuberculosis prevalence | Per 100 000 | 13 | |
| Tuberculosis mortality rate | Per 100 000 | 1 | |
| Tuberculosis cases | Detected under DOTS (2001) | % | 100 |
| Cured under DOTS | % | 93 | |
| Population using solid fuels | % | <5 | |
| Population with sustainable access to an improved water source | Urban | % | 41 |
| Rural | % | 30 | |
| Population with access to improved sanitation | Urban | % | 98 |
| Rural | % | 61 | |
b Estimates from the 1990s. ...Countries not implementing DOTS or not reporting to WHO n/a Data not available