Number of maternal deaths in Norway
Norway: Number of maternal deaths was 1 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of maternal deaths in Norway, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of maternal deaths in Norway is 1, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of maternal deaths in Norway peaked at 5 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2014.
Norway ranks 169th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 1990s | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 169 Barbados 1 compare
- 169 Belarus 1 compare
- 169 Croatia 1 compare
- 169 Estonia 1 compare
- 169 Grenada 1 compare
- 169 Luxembourg 1 compare
- 169 Marshall Islands 1 compare
- 169 Nauru 1 compare
- 169 Qatar 1 compare
- 169 Seychelles 1 compare
- 169 Slovenia 1 compare
- 169 Saint Lucia 1 compare
- 169 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1 compare
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 number of maternal deaths in Norway?
- Number of maternal deaths in Norway was 1 in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest number of maternal deaths recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 5 in 1985.
- What is the lowest number of maternal deaths recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2014.
- How does Norway rank for number of maternal deaths?
- Norway ranks 169th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of maternal deaths rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Number of maternal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A maternal death refers to the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management but not from accidental or incidental causes.