Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, North Macedonia or Norway?

Norway, at 97 deaths against 81 deaths in North Macedonia as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for North Macedonia and Norway?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

North Macedonia vs Norway: Number of infants who die before age 1

North Macedonia

81 deaths

in 2023

Norway

97 deaths

in 2023

North Macedonia rank

163rd

Norway rank

161st

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

North Macedonia
Norway

How they compare

Norway currently reports 97 deaths against 81 deaths in North Macedonia, a difference of 16 deaths.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.2 times North Macedonia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was North Macedonia ahead.

North Macedonia ranks 163rd and Norway ranks 161st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, North Macedonia averaged higher in 7 and Norway in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	North Macedonia	Norway	Difference	Ahead
1950s	6,119 deaths	1,288 deaths	4,831 deaths	North Macedonia
1960s	4,611 deaths	990.3 deaths	3,621 deaths	North Macedonia
1970s	2,812 deaths	597.4 deaths	2,214 deaths	North Macedonia
1980s	1,682 deaths	425 deaths	1,257 deaths	North Macedonia
1990s	807.4 deaths	294.7 deaths	512.7 deaths	North Macedonia
2000s	316.3 deaths	189.4 deaths	126.9 deaths	North Macedonia
2010s	206.4 deaths	136.8 deaths	69.6 deaths	North Macedonia
2020s	84.25 deaths	96.75 deaths	12.5 deaths	Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, North Macedonia or Norway?: Norway, at 97 deaths against 81 deaths in North Macedonia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between North Macedonia and Norway?: 16 deaths, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Macedonia and Norway?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do North Macedonia and Norway rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: North Macedonia ranks 163rd and Norway ranks 161st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infants who die before age 1
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth.