Oman vs Saudi Arabia: Life expectancy

Life expectancy in 2023: 80 years in Oman and 78.7 years in Saudi Arabia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Oman, by 1.3 years, or 1.02 times that in Saudi Arabia.

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What the numbers say

Oman has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Saudi Arabia.
In 2023, Oman ranked 53 and Saudi Arabia ranked 64 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Oman at 90.4 years and Saudi Arabia at 90.3 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 73.2 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

Year	Oman	Saudi Arabia	World
2023	80	78.7	73.2
2022	77.9	77.3	72.6
2021	76	77.1	70.9
2020	77.8	77.6	71.9
2019	80	78.3	72.6
2018	79.9	78.8	72.4
2017	79.8	78.7	72.1
2016	79.6	78.4	71.9
2015	79.4	77.8	71.6
2014	79	77.1	71.4
2013	78.6	76.5	71.1
2012	78.2	76.1	70.8
2011	77.7	75.8	70.4
2010	77.2	75.6	70.1
2009	76.6	75.5	69.7
2008	76.1	75.3	69.3
2007	75.6	75.1	69
2006	75.4	74.8	68.6
2005	75.1	74.4	68.1
2004	74.8	74	67.7
2003	74.5	73.7	67.4
2002	74.3	73.3	67.1
2001	74	73	66.8
2000	73.6	72.6	66.4
1999	73.3	72.3	66
1998	72.9	72	65.7
1997	72.5	71.6	65.5
1996	72	71.3	65.2
1995	71.6	70.9	64.9
1994	71.1	70.6	64.3
1993	70.6	70.2	64.4
1992	70.1	69.8	64.3
1991	69.6	69.3	64.1
1990	69	68.9	64
1989	68.4	68.4	63.8
1988	67.7	67.8	63.4
1987	67	67.2	63.2
1986	66.2	66.7	62.7
1985	65.3	66	62.2
1984	64.3	65.4	61.9
1983	63.2	64.7	61.5
1982	62.1	64	61.3
1981	60.8	63.3	60.9
1980	59.6	62.4	60.5
1979	58.3	61.5	60.2
1978	57	60.7	59.5
1977	55.5	59.8	59.2
1976	54.5	58.8	58.6
1975	52.5	57.8	58.3
1974	51.2	56.8	58.1
1973	50	55.8	57.7
1972	48.7	54.7	57.2
1971	47.9	53.7	56
1970	46.6	52.7	56.3
1969	45.6	51.8	56
1968	44.4	50.9	55.6
1967	43.2	50	55.1
1966	42	49.2	54.6
1965	40.8	48.4	54
1964	39.6	47.7	54.3
1963	38.5	47.1	53.7
1962	37.4	46.5	53.2
1961	36.4	45.9	50.4
1960	35.4	45.3	47.8
1959	34.6	44.8	49.6
1958	33.8	44.2	51.6
1957	33	43.7	51.1
1956	32.4	43.1	50.7
1955	31.8	42.6	50.2
1954	31.2	42.1	49.7
1953	30.7	41.6	48.8
1952	30.2	41.1	48.2
1951	29.8	40.6	47.1
1950	29.3	40	46.4

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Oman	Saudi Arabia	World
2024	80.379.3–81.3	7978–80	73.3
2025	80.579.1–81.9	79.277.8–80.5	73.5
2026	80.778.9–82.3	79.477.7–81	73.8
2027	80.978.8–82.9	79.677.7–81.5	73.9
2028	81.178.8–83.2	79.877.7–81.9	74.1
2029	81.378.8–83.6	8077.6–82.3	74.2
2030	81.578.8–83.9	80.377.6–82.6	74.4
2031	81.678.8–84.2	80.577.6–83	74.5
2032	81.878.8–84.5	80.777.6–83.4	74.7
2033	8278.9–84.8	80.977.8–83.9	74.8
2034	82.278.8–85	81.177.8–84.2	75
2035	82.479–85.3	81.377.9–84.4	75.1
2036	82.679–85.6	81.577.9–84.7	75.3
2037	82.879.1–85.8	81.778.1–85	75.4
2038	8379–86	81.978.2–85.4	75.5
2039	83.179.1–86.4	82.178.2–85.6	75.7
2040	83.379.1–86.6	82.378.3–85.8	75.8
2041	83.579.3–86.7	82.578.5–86	75.9
2042	83.679.4–87.1	82.678.5–86.3	76.1
2043	83.879.4–87.3	82.878.6–86.6	76.2
2044	8479.7–87.8	8378.6–86.9	76.3
2045	84.179.7–88	83.278.5–87	76.5
2046	84.379.7–87.9	83.378.6–87.3	76.6
2047	84.479.9–88.1	83.578.6–87.4	76.7
2048	84.679.9–88.4	83.778.7–87.7	76.8
2049	84.779.9–88.4	83.878.7–87.9	76.9
2050	84.980–88.7	8478.8–88.2	77
2051	8580.3–88.9	84.279.3–88.4	77.1
2052	85.280.3–89.1	84.379.3–88.5	77.2
2053	85.380.3–89.3	84.579.4–88.8	77.3
2054	85.480.3–89.6	84.679.6–89	77.4
2055	85.580.5–89.7	84.879.9–89.1	77.6
2056	85.780.6–89.9	84.979.9–89.4	77.7
2057	85.880.7–90.1	85.180–89.6	77.8
2058	85.980.8–90.4	85.280.2–89.8	77.9
2059	86.181–90.7	85.480.2–90.1	78
2060	86.281–90.6	85.580.4–90.1	78.1
2061	86.381–91	85.780.5–90.4	78.2
2062	86.481.4–91.1	85.880.5–90.6	78.3
2063	86.681.5–91.4	8680.7–90.8	78.4
2064	86.781.5–91.5	86.180.8–91.2	78.5
2065	86.881.7–91.7	86.281–91.3	78.6
2066	86.981.8–91.8	86.481.1–91.4	78.7
2067	8782–92.1	86.581.2–91.5	78.8
2068	87.182.2–92.3	86.681.3–91.9	78.9
2069	87.282.3–92.5	86.881.4–91.9	79
2070	87.482.5–92.7	86.981.6–92.3	79.1
2071	87.582.3–92.9	8781.8–92.5	79.2
2072	87.682.4–93	87.281.7–92.5	79.3
2073	87.782.6–93.1	87.381.8–92.6	79.4
2074	87.882.7–93.1	87.482.1–93	79.4
2075	87.983–93.3	87.582.1–93.1	79.5
2076	8882.9–93.3	87.782.1–93.2	79.6
2077	88.183.1–93.6	87.882.2–93.5	79.7
2078	88.283.2–93.8	87.982.4–93.6	79.8
2079	88.383.3–94.1	8882.5–93.8	79.9
2080	88.483.4–94.2	88.182.6–94.1	80
2081	88.583.5–94.3	88.382.7–94.2	80.1
2082	88.683.5–94.4	88.482.7–94.4	80.2
2083	88.783.5–94.9	88.582.9–94.8	80.3
2084	88.883.7–95	88.683–95.1	80.3
2085	88.983.7–95	88.783–95.1	80.4
2086	8983.8–95.1	88.883.1–95.2	80.5
2087	89.183.9–95.2	8983.1–95.3	80.6
2088	89.283.9–95.4	89.183.1–95.7	80.7
2089	89.384.2–95.5	89.283–95.8	80.8
2090	89.484.3–95.6	89.383.3–95.9	80.9
2091	89.584–96	89.483.4–96.1	81
2092	89.684.1–95.9	89.583.7–96.3	81
2093	89.784.2–96.1	89.683.6–96.4	81.1
2094	89.884.2–96.4	89.783.8–96.6	81.2
2095	89.984.2–96.5	89.883.9–96.8	81.3
2096	9084.4–96.7	89.983.9–97	81.4
2097	90.184.3–96.7	9084–97.3	81.5
2098	90.284.4–97	90.184–97.5	81.6
2099	90.384.6–97.3	90.284.2–97.7	81.7
2100	90.484.6–97.4	90.384.3–97.9	81.7

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How long a newborn would live on average if the year’s death rates held all its life.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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