Australia vs Norway: Respiratory infections death rate by age group
Australia
3.05 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Norway
3.37 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2016
Australia rank
85th
Norway rank
82nd
Respiratory infections death rate by age group over time
- Australia
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 3.37 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.05 deaths per 100,000 people in Australia, a difference of 0.32 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Norway ahead.
Australia ranks 85th and Norway ranks 82nd of 109 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and Norway in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 188.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 278.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 89.94 deaths per 100,000 people | Norway |
| 1960s | 173.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 106.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 67.48 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 1970s | 100.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 56.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 44.76 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 1980s | 18.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 35.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 16.73 deaths per 100,000 people | Norway |
| 1990s | 11.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.64 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 2000s | 7.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.11 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 2010s | 4.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.52 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respiratory infections death rate by age group, Australia or Norway?
- Norway, at 3.37 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.05 deaths per 100,000 people in Australia as of 2016.
- What is the difference in respiratory infections death rate by age group between Australia and Norway?
- 0.32 deaths per 100,000 people, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Norway?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2016.
- How do Australia and Norway rank globally for respiratory infections death rate by age group?
- Australia ranks 85th and Norway ranks 82nd of 109 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Respiratory infections death rate by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reported deaths from respiratory infections per 100,000 people in both sexes aged less than 1 year.