100% of children under age one vaccinated in Oman

A report released by NCSI has said that "100% of children under one year old were vaccinated in the year 2015".

It also said, “5.8% of Oman’s spending goes to the health sector, and on average, there are 42.1 thousand daily visits to public health facilities. 4% of all nurses in the private sector were Omani.” 

“Of all health establishments in Oman, 795 were private clinics, 482 were health centres, and 70 were classified as hospitals.”

The report does not explain whether a private health clinic also includes things such as holistic, traditional or herbal medicine establishments.

The average per person share of health spending in Oman was reported as OMR 192. This was compared to the global average of OMR407 and a Middle Eastern average of OMR167.

“The global average life expectancy is 71.5 years while in the Middle east and North Africa, that number is 73. In Oman it’s higher, at almost 76 years.”

“Muscat contains the most health establishments in the country. There are 491. Despite having the least number of clinics and health centres, Musandam has the highest number of doctors per 10,000 people, at 37. Wusta governate boasts 69 nurses per 10,000 people, the highest number of its category in Oman.”

“Oman aims to have 28 doctors per 10000 people. This indicator has decreased from 21.7 in 2014 to 21.4 in 2015.”

People living in Muscat are far less likely to visit the doctor. The report added, “While the average person went to the doctor 3.7 times per year, those living in Muscat went only twice.”

At the same time, people living in Muscat also spend the most on healthcare, at "1.4% of an average month’s spending".

Lastly, “There were 166 fewer diploma graduates from health academies affiliated with the MoH in the years 2005-2015. 80% of those from 2015 are female.”