Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Oman
Oman: Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted was 55,100 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Oman, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Oman stood at 55,100. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Oman peaked at 55,100 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31,600, in 2007.
Oman ranks 93rd of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Oman, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39,000 | — |
| 2001 | 36,800 | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 35,100 | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 33,600 | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 32,500 | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 31,900 | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 31,700 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 31,600 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 31,800 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 32,200 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 33,100 | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 34,800 | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 36,700 | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 38,900 | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 41,700 | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 44,600 | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 47,100 | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 49,300 | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 51,000 | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 52,100 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 52,500 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 52,900 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 53,800 | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 54,100 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 55,100 | +1.8% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 55,100 is above the median for high income countries, which is 11,800, 4.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Oman's 55,100 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 88,400, 62% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33,620 | 31,600 | 39,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 42,930 | 33,100 | 52,100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 53,680 | 52,500 | 55,100 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Oman
More reference data data for Oman
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0104 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2727 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3108 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0016 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3108 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0349 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0149 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0087 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Oman?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Oman was 55,100 in 2024, according to World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest malnutrition: number of children who are stunted recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 55,100 in 2024.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are stunted recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 31,600 in 2007.
- How does Oman rank for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted?
- Oman ranks 93rd out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oman data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The number of children younger than five who are stunted – significantly shorter than the average for their age, as a consequence of poor nutrition or repeated infection.