Norway vs Spain: Mortality rate, adult, female

Norway
36.2 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
Spain
34.23 per 1,000 female adults
in 2023
Norway rank
198th
Spain rank
201st

Mortality rate, adult, female over time

  • Norway
  • Spain
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 36.2 per 1,000 female adults against 34.23 per 1,000 female adults in Spain, a difference of 1.97 per 1,000 female adults.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Spain ahead.

Norway ranks 198th and Spain ranks 201st of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 5 and Spain in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 79.58 per 1,000 female adults 104.17 per 1,000 female adults 24.58 per 1,000 female adults Spain
1970s 73.1 per 1,000 female adults 84.06 per 1,000 female adults 10.96 per 1,000 female adults Spain
1980s 68.3 per 1,000 female adults 63.22 per 1,000 female adults 5.08 per 1,000 female adults Norway
1990s 63.25 per 1,000 female adults 54.4 per 1,000 female adults 8.85 per 1,000 female adults Norway
2000s 55.53 per 1,000 female adults 45.07 per 1,000 female adults 10.47 per 1,000 female adults Norway
2010s 43.28 per 1,000 female adults 38.59 per 1,000 female adults 4.69 per 1,000 female adults Norway
2020s 37.89 per 1,000 female adults 36.36 per 1,000 female adults 1.53 per 1,000 female adults Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, adult, female, Norway or Spain?
Norway, at 36.2 per 1,000 female adults against 34.23 per 1,000 female adults in Spain as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, female between Norway and Spain?
1.97 per 1,000 female adults, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Spain?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Norway and Spain rank globally for mortality rate, adult, female?
Norway ranks 198th and Spain ranks 201st of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults)
Unit
per 1,000 female adults
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,145 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Adult mortality rate, female, is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60--that is, the probability of a 15-year-old female dying before reaching age 60, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year between those ages.