Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Norway or Puerto Rico?

Puerto Rico, at 98 deaths against 97 deaths in Norway as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Norway and Puerto Rico?

1 deaths, with Puerto Rico ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Puerto Rico?

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.

Norway vs Puerto Rico: Number of infants who die before age 1

Norway

97 deaths

in 2023

Puerto Rico

98 deaths

in 2023

Norway rank

161st

Puerto Rico rank

159th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Norway
Puerto Rico

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 98 deaths against 97 deaths in Norway, a difference of 1 deaths.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

Norway ranks 161st and Puerto Rico ranks 159th of 236 countries.

Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Norway	Puerto Rico	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1,288 deaths	4,287 deaths	2,999 deaths	Puerto Rico
1960s	990.3 deaths	2,700 deaths	1,710 deaths	Puerto Rico
1970s	597.4 deaths	1,801 deaths	1,203 deaths	Puerto Rico
1980s	425 deaths	1,332 deaths	906.5 deaths	Puerto Rico
1990s	294.7 deaths	910.3 deaths	615.6 deaths	Puerto Rico
2000s	189.4 deaths	422.6 deaths	233.2 deaths	Puerto Rico
2010s	136.8 deaths	211.5 deaths	74.7 deaths	Puerto Rico
2020s	96.75 deaths	101.5 deaths	4.75 deaths	Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Norway or Puerto Rico?: Puerto Rico, at 98 deaths against 97 deaths in Norway as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Norway and Puerto Rico?: 1 deaths, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Puerto Rico?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Norway and Puerto Rico rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Norway ranks 161st and Puerto Rico ranks 159th 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.