Health workforce snapshot: Oman

Health workforce snapshot OMAN 1 2 OMAN AT A GLANCE1 Total population (2017) 4 559 963 Gross national income per capita (Omani Rial, 2018)2 5723 Unemployment (% of total labor force) (2018)3 2.8 Per capita current health expenditure (US$, 2017)4 648 Government health expenditure as % general government expenditure (2017) 6.4 Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of current health expenditure (2017)4 5.9 Universal health coverage index (2015) 75 Number of refugees (2016)4 316 Number of expatriates (2017) 2 054 594 Maternal mortality per 100 000 live births (2017) 20.2 Under 5 mortality per 1000 live births (2017) 11.6 Births attended by skilled health personnel (%) (2017) 98.6 Raised blood glucose (%, 18+ years) (2017) 15.7 Raised blood pressure (%, 18+ years) (2017) 33.3 Hepatitis B incidence rate per 100 000 (2017) 0.72 17.5 17.5 19.5 19.9 21.7 21.4 19.6 20 38.1 38.1 43.1 45.7 47.1 46.3 44.8 43.7 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Density of physicians, nurses and midwives (2010–2017) Physicians Nurses and midwives 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 D e n si ty p e r1 0 0 0 0 p o p u la ti o n Density of selected health professionals (2010–2017) Physicians Nurses and Midwives Dentists Pharmacists KEY FACTS  Oman is highly dependent on non-Omani health workers.  However, significant change has been observed towards more national health professionals joining the health workforce in the last two decades, with the percentage of Omani physicians increasing from 9% in 1990 to 41% in 2018 and Omani nurses from 12% in 1990 to 62% in 2018.  Non-Omani health professionals mostly work in the private sector.  12–13% of nurses are male. This proportion has not change much over the years. 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Density per 10 000 population Density of physicians, nurses and midwives in countries of the Region (2018) D e n si ty p e r1 0 0 0 0 p o p u la ti o n Source: Eastern Mediterranean Health Observatory. Source: Eastern Mediterranean Health Observatory. Source: Eastern Mediterranean Health Observatory. rs s mi i © World Health Organization 2020 WHO-EM/HRH/653/E 0 20 40 60 80 100 1990 1995 2000 2005 2015 2017 2018 % o f to ta l The trend in proportion of Omani health professionals in the Ministry of Health (1990–2018) Physicians Nurses Dentists Pharmcists Lab Technicians 1 5 .3 5 .3 5 .3 5 1 0 .8 1 0 .8 1 0 .8 0 .2 1 .2 1 .2 1 .2 3 3 3 2 0 1 3 2 0 1 4 2 0 1 5 2 0 1 6 Density of graduates per 100 000 population (2013–2017) Physicians Nurses and Midwives Dentists Pharmacists 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Lab Technicians Pharmacists Dentists Nurses Physicians % of total Distribution of health workforce by sector (2018) Ministry of Health Governmental Non-MoH Private Sector 17% 35% 3%5% 0.3% 4% 36% Distribution of health workforce by profession (2018) Physicians Nurses Dentists Pharmacists Health Administrators Lab Technicians Others 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Pharmacists Dentists Nurses Physicians % of total Gender distribution of health workforce (2018) Male Female Source Annual health report 2018, Ministry of Health. Source: Annual health report 2018, Ministry of Health. Source: Ministry of Health, Sultanate of Oman, Annual Health Report 2018. Source: National Health Workforce Accounts. 1. Annual Health Report 2017. Muscat: Ministry of Health; 2017 (https://www.moh.gov.om/en/web/statistics/annual-reports). 2. Annual Health Report 2018. Muscat: Ministry of Health; 2018 (https://www.moh.gov.om/en/web/statistics/annual-reports). 3. 2018 statistical yearbook. Muscat: National Centre for Statistics and Information; 2018 (https://www.ncsi.gov.om/Elibrary/LibraryContentDoc/bar_Statistical%20Year%20Book%202018_a8b32d59-cdc9-4987-ba29- 1e7ce78d5cca.pdf). 4. Eastern Mediterranean Health Observatory [online data repository]. Cairo: WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean (https://rho.emro.who.int/data-r). Source: Annual health report 2018, Ministry of Health. Laboratory technicians Laboratory technicians oratory technicians m Non-Ministry of Health Heal h adminis rators ri t s l a