Macau, China vs Norway: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Macau, China
1.31 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Norway
1.53 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Macau, China rank
229th
Norway rank
227th
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Macau, China
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 1.53 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.31 deaths per 1,000 people in Macau, China, a difference of 0.22 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.2 times Macau, China's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Macau, China ahead.
Macau, China ranks 229th and Norway ranks 227th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Macau, China averaged higher in 6 and Norway in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Macau, China | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 54.98 deaths per 1,000 people | 18.13 deaths per 1,000 people | 36.86 deaths per 1,000 people | Macau, China |
| 1960s | 36.38 deaths per 1,000 people | 13.53 deaths per 1,000 people | 22.86 deaths per 1,000 people | Macau, China |
| 1970s | 21.61 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.57 deaths per 1,000 people | 13.04 deaths per 1,000 people | Macau, China |
| 1980s | 12.39 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.23 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.16 deaths per 1,000 people | Macau, China |
| 1990s | 6.83 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.27 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.56 deaths per 1,000 people | Macau, China |
| 2000s | 3.65 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.94 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.712 deaths per 1,000 people | Macau, China |
| 2010s | 1.84 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.13 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2889 deaths per 1,000 people | Norway |
| 2020s | 1.37 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.54 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1709 deaths per 1,000 people | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex, Macau, China or Norway?
- Norway, at 1.53 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.31 deaths per 1,000 people in Macau, China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Macau, China and Norway?
- 0.22 deaths per 1,000 people, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Macau, China and Norway?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Macau, China and Norway rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Macau, China ranks 229th and Norway ranks 227th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.