Muscat: About 240 babies are born each day in Oman, according to the data provided by the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI)
As per the record, in 2018, average live births in the Sultanate reached 247 per day, down by 4 newborns per day compared to 2017. This means, 10 babies are born every 1 hour in the country.
The number of live births in the Sultanate at the end of 2018 reached 89,071, including 82,941 Omanis and 6,130 expatriates, while the number of death cases reached 8,979, according to the data from NCSI.
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The highest average childbirth was recorded among the age group between 25 and 29 years old, reaching 30.4 per cent in the year 2018, down by 1 per cent 2017.
The average live birth among women who are in-group age of critical pregnancy (above 35 years old) was recorded at 24.9 per cent in 2018, up by 2.4 per cent compared to 2017.
