Mortality rate, neonatal in Norway
Norway: Mortality rate, neonatal was 1.4 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mortality rate, neonatal in Norway, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate, neonatal in Norway stood at 1.4 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, neonatal in Norway peaked at 12 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 1.4 per 1,000 live births, in 2019.
That places Norway 179th out of 195 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.33 per 1,000 live births | 10.1 per 1,000 live births | 12 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.53 per 1,000 live births | 5.4 per 1,000 live births | 9.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.55 per 1,000 live births | 4.1 per 1,000 live births | 5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.23 per 1,000 live births | 2.7 per 1,000 live births | 4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.31 per 1,000 live births | 1.9 per 1,000 live births | 2.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.62 per 1,000 live births | 1.4 per 1,000 live births | 1.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4 per 1,000 live births | 1.4 per 1,000 live births | 1.4 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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More health data for Norway
- Population, male 2.83 million (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 35,134 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 33,199 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 35,457 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 29,652 (2025)
- Population, male 50.4% (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 35,047 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, old 29.4% (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 33,282 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 33,403 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, neonatal in Norway?
- Mortality rate, neonatal in Norway was 1.4 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 12 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4 per 1,000 live births in 2019.
- How does Norway rank for mortality rate, neonatal?
- Norway ranks 179th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, neonatal rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.