Health in Ash Sharqiyah South, Oman: official figures
Ash Sharqiyah South had 4 government hospitals with 354 beds in 2025, and 0 private hospitals with 0 beds. Oman had 62 government hospitals and 6,962 government hospital beds.
How many hospital beds are there in Ash Sharqiyah South?
Government and private hospitals together had 9.4 beds per 10,000 registered residents in Ash Sharqiyah South in 2025, 3rd lowest of 11 governorates; the national figure is 16.4.
Source: National Centre for Statistics and Information, Sultanate of Oman · saved copyHow many outpatient visits are there in Ash Sharqiyah South?
There were 1,944,639 outpatient visits in Ash Sharqiyah South in 2025 across government (Ministry of Health institutions) and private clinics and hospitals, 6th highest of 11 governorates; that is 5.2 visits per registered resident (Oman: 3.9).
Source: National Centre for Statistics and Information, Sultanate of Oman · saved copyHow many ambulance call-outs are there in Ash Sharqiyah South?
The ambulance service attended 576 cases in Ash Sharqiyah South in 2025 (15 per 10,000 registered residents, 3rd lowest of 11 governorates); Oman as a whole had 19,068 cases.
Source: National Centre for Statistics and Information, Sultanate of Oman · saved copyHow many pregnant women are vaccinated in Ash Sharqiyah South?
5,416 pregnant women in Ash Sharqiyah South received the tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis dose in 2025, 5th highest of 11 governorates (Oman: 58,015).
Source: National Centre for Statistics and Information, Sultanate of Oman · saved copyDo people in Ash Sharqiyah South use private or government clinics?
Private clinics and hospitals handled 21.3% of outpatient visits in Ash Sharqiyah South in 2025 and the government sector 78.7% (Oman: 26.7% private); 6th highest of 11 governorates by private share. Government figures cover Ministry of Health institutions only.
Source: National Centre for Statistics and Information, Sultanate of Oman · saved copyHow many government hospital beds are there in Ash Sharqiyah South?
Government hospitals in Ash Sharqiyah South had 9.4 beds per 10,000 registered residents in 2025, 3rd lowest of 11 governorates (Oman: 13.0).
Source: National Centre for Statistics and Information, Sultanate of Oman · saved copyHow Ash Sharqiyah South compares with other governorates
Share of outpatient visits made to private providers, 2025 (2025)
Ash Sharqiyah South ranks 6 of 11, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Share of outpatient visits made to private providers, 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Al Batinah South | 26.4% |
| 4 | Al Buraymi | 25.7% |
| 5 | Al Batinah North | 23.4% |
| 6 | Ash Sharqiyah South | 21.3% |
| 7 | Al Wusta | 18.8% |
| 8 | Musandam | 18.6% |
| 9 | Ash Sharqiyah North | 18.6% |
Hospital beds (government and private) per 10,000 residents, 2025 (2025)
Ash Sharqiyah South ranks 9 of 11, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Hospital beds (government and private) per 10,000 residents, 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Al Buraymi | 12.0 |
| 6 | Adh Dhahirah | 11.5 |
| 7 | Ash Sharqiyah North | 11.4 |
| 8 | Ad Dakhliyah | 11.1 |
| 9 | Ash Sharqiyah South | 9.4 |
| 10 | Al Batinah North | 8.6 |
| 11 | Al Batinah South | 7.1 |
Outpatient visits per registered resident, 2025 (2025)
Ash Sharqiyah South ranks 2 of 11, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Outpatient visits per registered resident, 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al Wusta | 5.7 |
| 2 | Ash Sharqiyah South | 5.2 |
| 3 | Dhofar | 5.2 |
| 4 | Musandam | 4.8 |
| 5 | Ash Sharqiyah North | 4.4 |
| 6 | Adh Dhahirah | 4.3 |
| 7 | Al Batinah North | 4.3 |
Ambulance cases per 10,000 residents, 2025 (2025)
Ash Sharqiyah South ranks 9 of 11, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Ambulance cases per 10,000 residents, 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Ad Dakhliyah | 31.7 |
| 6 | Dhofar | 27.8 |
| 7 | Al Batinah South | 24.3 |
| 8 | Adh Dhahirah | 18.4 |
| 9 | Ash Sharqiyah South | 15.4 |
| 10 | Ash Sharqiyah North | 11.3 |
| 11 | Al Wusta | 10.0 |
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Sources
- National Centre for Statistics and Information, Sultanate of Oman: Statistical Year Book 2026 (issue 54, data for 2025), Table 12-19: ambulance service statistics by governorate, 2025, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 4e64f3cac6c9…)
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