What is child mortality by income level of country in Norway?

Child mortality by income level of country in Norway was 0.2487 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality by income level of country recorded in Norway?

The highest recorded value was 3.29 deaths per 100 live births in 1950.

What is the lowest child mortality by income level of country recorded in Norway?

The lowest recorded value was 0.2375 deaths per 100 live births in 2021.

How does Norway rank for child mortality by income level of country?

Norway ranks 190th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality by income level of country rising or falling in Norway?

Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Norway data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality by income level of country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality by income level of country in Norway

Name: Child mortality by income level of country in Norway
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Norway: Child mortality by income level of country was 0.2487 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.2487 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

up 2.0%

World rank

190th

of 199 countries

All-time high

3.29 deaths per 100 live births

in 1950

All-time low

0.2375 deaths per 100 live births

in 2021

Years of data

1950–2024

Child mortality by income level of country in Norway, 1950–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

Norway recorded 0.2487 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality by income level of country in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality by income level of country in Norway peaked at 3.29 deaths per 100 live births in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.2375 deaths per 100 live births, in 2021.

That places Norway 190th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	2.7 deaths per 100 live births	2.33 deaths per 100 live births	3.29 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	1.99 deaths per 100 live births	1.69 deaths per 100 live births	2.26 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	1.33 deaths per 100 live births	1.04 deaths per 100 live births	1.62 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	0.9967 deaths per 100 live births	0.9316 deaths per 100 live births	1.02 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	0.6307 deaths per 100 live births	0.4987 deaths per 100 live births	0.8668 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	0.4142 deaths per 100 live births	0.3417 deaths per 100 live births	0.4861 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.2778 deaths per 100 live births	0.241 deaths per 100 live births	0.3264 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.2415 deaths per 100 live births	0.2375 deaths per 100 live births	0.2487 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Norway

187 Czechia 0.2594 deaths per 100 live births compare
188 Andorra 0.2507 deaths per 100 live births compare
189 Latvia 0.2501 deaths per 100 live births compare
191 Japan 0.2434 deaths per 100 live births compare
192 Sweden 0.2406 deaths per 100 live births compare
193 Montenegro 0.2383 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Norway

Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 30,308 (2025)
Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 35,134 (2025)
Population ages 15-64, female 64.1% (2025)
Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 33,403 (2025)
Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 35,134 (2025)
Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 33,199 (2025)
Population ages 15-64, male 65.9% (2025)
Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 35,457 (2025)
Age dependency ratio, old 29.4% (2025)
Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 33,676 (2025)

All data for Norway →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality by income level of country in Norway?: Child mortality by income level of country in Norway was 0.2487 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality by income level of country recorded in Norway?: The highest recorded value was 3.29 deaths per 100 live births in 1950.
What is the lowest child mortality by income level of country recorded in Norway?: The lowest recorded value was 0.2375 deaths per 100 live births in 2021.
How does Norway rank for child mortality by income level of country?: Norway ranks 190th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality by income level of country rising or falling in Norway?: Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Norway data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality by income level of country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality by income level of country
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .