Number of neonatal deaths in Norway
Norway: Number of neonatal deaths was 75 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of neonatal deaths in Norway, 1961–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of neonatal deaths in Norway stood at 75.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and down 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths in Norway peaked at 763 in 1964 and was at its lowest, 71, in 2022.
Norway ranks 154th of 195 countries on this measure, 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 | 731.56 | 683 | 763 | 9 |
| 1970s | 444.4 | 277 | 632 | 10 |
| 1980s | 239.9 | 230 | 257 | 10 |
| 1990s | 194.6 | 162 | 241 | 10 |
| 2000s | 133.4 | 119 | 159 | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.4 | 77 | 114 | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.8 | 71 | 77 | 5 |
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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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths in Norway?
- Number of neonatal deaths in Norway was 75 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 763 in 1964.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 71 in 2022.
- How does Norway rank for number of neonatal deaths?
- Norway ranks 154th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal deaths rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.9%. 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 Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age.