The number of health institutions in the Sultanate of Oman reached 2464 in 2025, reflecting a growth of 3.4% compared to 2024. This information was recorded in the Health Statistics publication for 2026, published by the National Center for Statistics and Information of Oman.
Growth of Health Workforce and Health Services
The statistics also indicate an increase in the health workforce and improvements in the number of health services and several maternal and child health indicators. In 2025, the number of health institutions in the public and private sectors reached 2464 with the addition of 80 institutions. Muscat Governorate accounted for the highest increase with 21 health institutions. The number of public and private hospitals reached 98, up from 94 hospitals in 2024.
Improvement of Health Indicators
The health workforce also grew this year, with Omanis making up 51% of the total workforce. The number of Omani doctors increased by 12% to approximately 4300 doctors in 2025. In terms of health services, the number of outpatient visits to the Ministry of Health institutions increased to 16.1 million, which is 3% more than 15.6 million visits in 2024.
The number of surgical procedures performed in the Ministry of Health institutions also increased by 9% to 101.7 thousand procedures in 2025. Additionally, the number of dialysis sessions increased by 5% to approximately 401 thousand sessions in 2025, and the number of Ministry of Health institutions with dialysis units rose to 32. In blood donation, the number of donors increased by 1.4% in 2025, accounting for 50% of blood donors in Muscat Governorate.
The maternal mortality rate for Omani women decreased from 14.5 to 11.3 per 100,000 live births, and the fertility rate for Omani women reached 2.8 in 2025. Furthermore, the neonatal mortality rate decreased from 8.0 to 7.4 per 1,000 live births, and life expectancy at birth for the entire population reached 78.6 years in 2025.
Finally, the total recorded deaths in the Ministry of Health hospitals reached 3992 in 2025, with diseases of the circulatory system identified as the leading cause of mortality in these hospitals. Economically, total health sector expenditures increased to approximately 1.162 billion Omani Rials in 2025, up from 1.084 billion Omani Rials in 2024, reflecting a 7.2% increase.
