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Calcium Dashboard – Details by Country

Oman


Country Typology: Low disease risk, high intervention/policy environment

Health Data

Preterm Births:

  • GBD Estimates: DALYS per 100,000 [CI]: 447 [370, 532] 1

Maternal Hypertensive Disorders - DALYS & Deaths: 2

  • DALYs per 100,000: 13.20 [8.57, 19.87]
  • Deaths per 100,000: 0.14 [0.08, 0.24]

Bone Fractures Incidence Rate per 100,000 [CI]: 2634.7 [2408.7, 2891.5] 3

Diet and Food Supply

Apparent Calcium Intake: 1464 mg/day 4

Policies

Calcium Fortification:
No fortification policy

Antenatal Care Guidelines: 5

  • Supplementation Recommendation:
    1.5 - 2 g/day of calcium for pregnant women with risk factors for preeclampsia and low calcium intake after 12 weeks of gestation
  • Food-Based Recommendation:
    No recommendation

References:

1 Preterm Births - GBD Estimates
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Accessed 7/23/2025). For terms and conditions of use, please visit http://www.healthdata.org/about/terms-and-conditions

2 Maternal Hypertensive Disorders - DALYS & Deaths
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Accessed 9/16/2024).

3 Bone Fractures
Global Burden of Disease Collaborative Network. Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 (GBD 2021). Seattle, United States: Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), 2022. Available from https://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-results/. (Accessed 7/18/2025).

4 Apparent Calcium Intake
Updated for 2022 based on: Lividini, K., Masters, W.A. Tracing global flows of bioactive compounds from farm to fork in nutrient balance sheets can help guide intervention towards healthier food supplies. Nat Food 3, 703–715 (2022).

5 Antenatal Care Guidelines
MINISTERIO DE SALUD DIRECCIÓN GENERAL DE SERVICIOS DE SALUD. Atención Prenatal, Parto, Recién Nacido/a y Puerperio de Bajo Riesgo. Published online 2008. Accessed March 8, 2024. https://www.minsa.gob.ni/sites/default/files/publicaciones/Normativa%20%20011%20%E2%80%9CNormas%20y%20protocolos%20para%20la%20atenci%C3%B3n%20prenatal%2C%20parto%2C%20reci%C3%A9n%20nacido%20a%20y%20puerperio%20de%20bajo%20riesgo%E2%80%9D.pdf