Annual death rate by age group in Norway
Norway: Annual death rate by age group was 2.07 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
2.07
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
34th
of 41 countries
All-time high
124.62
in 1862
All-time low
1.71
in 2020
Years of data
179
1846–2024
Annual death rate by age group in Norway, 1846–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Norway recorded 2.07 for annual death rate by age group in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual death rate by age group in Norway peaked at 124.62 in 1862 and was at its lowest, 1.71, in 2020.
That places Norway 34th out of 41 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual death rate by age group in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1846 | 120.04 | — |
| 1847 | 124.59 | +3.8% |
| 1848 | 123.25 | -1.1% |
| 1849 | 103.69 | -15.9% |
| 1850 | 98.81 | -4.7% |
| 1851 | 103.58 | +4.8% |
| 1852 | 113.15 | +9.2% |
| 1853 | 100.51 | -11.2% |
| 1854 | 94.93 | -5.6% |
| 1855 | 96.51 | +1.7% |
| 1856 | 95.96 | -0.6% |
| 1857 | 98.33 | +2.5% |
| 1858 | 96.16 | -2.2% |
| 1859 | 101.59 | +5.6% |
| 1860 | 96.97 | -4.5% |
| 1861 | 119.26 | +23.0% |
| 1862 | 124.62 | +4.5% |
| 1863 | 111.03 | -10.9% |
| 1864 | 101.85 | -8.3% |
| 1865 | 102.01 | +0.2% |
| 1866 | 98.99 | -3.0% |
| 1867 | 110.97 | +12.1% |
| 1868 | 118.92 | +7.2% |
| 1869 | 103.49 | -13.0% |
| 1870 | 98.49 | -4.8% |
| 1871 | 96.13 | -2.4% |
| 1872 | 101.52 | +5.6% |
| 1873 | 104.7 | +3.1% |
| 1874 | 114.33 | +9.2% |
| 1875 | 116.36 | +1.8% |
| 1876 | 109.58 | -5.8% |
| 1877 | 105.92 | -3.3% |
| 1878 | 100.63 | -5.0% |
| 1879 | 90.08 | -10.5% |
| 1880 | 94.53 | +4.9% |
| 1881 | 94.97 | +0.5% |
| 1882 | 111.41 | +17.3% |
| 1883 | 96.09 | -13.8% |
| 1884 | 96.97 | +0.9% |
| 1885 | 90.85 | -6.3% |
| 1886 | 88.49 | -2.6% |
| 1887 | 87.41 | -1.2% |
| 1888 | 93.61 | +7.1% |
| 1889 | 106.38 | +13.6% |
| 1890 | 95.71 | -10.0% |
| 1891 | 95.2 | -0.5% |
| 1892 | 98.49 | +3.5% |
| 1893 | 88.86 | -9.8% |
| 1894 | 99.82 | +12.3% |
| 1895 | 93.34 | -6.5% |
| 1896 | 94.63 | +1.4% |
| 1897 | 92.86 | -1.9% |
| 1898 | 88.44 | -4.8% |
| 1899 | 102.15 | +15.5% |
| 1900 | 86.95 | -14.9% |
| 1901 | 88.13 | +1.4% |
| 1902 | 72.11 | -18.2% |
| 1903 | 73.65 | +2.1% |
| 1904 | 70.86 | -3.8% |
| 1905 | 77.12 | +8.8% |
| 1906 | 65.49 | -15.1% |
| 1907 | 62.21 | -5.0% |
| 1908 | 72.8 | +17.0% |
| 1909 | 67.51 | -7.3% |
| 1910 | 63.83 | -5.5% |
| 1911 | 60.77 | -4.8% |
| 1912 | 63.3 | +4.2% |
| 1913 | 59.59 | -5.9% |
| 1914 | 63.87 | +7.2% |
| 1915 | 61.94 | -3.0% |
| 1916 | 62.56 | +1.0% |
| 1917 | 61.18 | -2.2% |
| 1918 | 63.85 | +4.4% |
| 1919 | 56.69 | -11.2% |
| 1920 | 58.27 | +2.8% |
| 1921 | 48.8 | -16.3% |
| 1922 | 50.57 | +3.6% |
| 1923 | 45.89 | -9.3% |
| 1924 | 45.77 | -0.3% |
| 1925 | 45.54 | -0.5% |
| 1926 | 45.74 | +0.4% |
| 1927 | 45.46 | -0.6% |
| 1928 | 46.25 | +1.7% |
| 1929 | 50.92 | +10.1% |
| 1930 | 43.18 | -15.2% |
| 1931 | 41.91 | -2.9% |
| 1932 | 44.92 | +7.2% |
| 1933 | 43.12 | -4.0% |
| 1934 | 37.71 | -12.5% |
| 1935 | 40.23 | +6.7% |
| 1936 | 41.34 | +2.8% |
| 1937 | 41.03 | -0.7% |
| 1938 | 36.28 | -11.6% |
| 1939 | 35.66 | -1.7% |
| 1940 | 36.36 | +2.0% |
| 1941 | 39.18 | +7.8% |
| 1942 | 36.59 | -6.6% |
| 1943 | 35.26 | -3.6% |
| 1944 | 35.31 | +0.1% |
| 1945 | 34.6 | -2.0% |
| 1946 | 33.56 | -3.0% |
| 1947 | 30.71 | -8.5% |
| 1948 | 27.51 | -10.4% |
| 1949 | 25.67 | -6.7% |
| 1950 | 25.89 | +0.9% |
| 1951 | 23.76 | -8.2% |
| 1952 | 23.54 | -0.9% |
| 1953 | 20.5 | -12.9% |
| 1954 | 20.16 | -1.7% |
| 1955 | 19.57 | -2.9% |
| 1956 | 20.22 | +3.3% |
| 1957 | 19.29 | -4.6% |
| 1958 | 18.99 | -1.6% |
| 1959 | 17.97 | -5.4% |
| 1960 | 17.95 | -0.1% |
| 1961 | 17.51 | -2.5% |
| 1962 | 17.18 | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 16.36 | -4.8% |
| 1964 | 16.53 | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 16.21 | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 13.66 | -15.7% |
| 1967 | 14.08 | +3.1% |
| 1968 | 13.22 | -6.1% |
| 1969 | 13.25 | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 12.15 | -8.3% |
| 1971 | 12.45 | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 11.29 | -9.3% |
| 1973 | 11.12 | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 9.91 | -10.9% |
| 1975 | 10.27 | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 9.7 | -5.6% |
| 1977 | 8.63 | -11.0% |
| 1978 | 8.49 | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 8.31 | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 8.09 | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 7.52 | -7.0% |
| 1982 | 8.14 | +8.2% |
| 1983 | 7.87 | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 8.39 | +6.6% |
| 1985 | 8.58 | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 7.9 | -7.9% |
| 1987 | 8.57 | +8.5% |
| 1988 | 8.27 | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 8 | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 6.94 | -13.2% |
| 1991 | 6.2 | -10.7% |
| 1992 | 5.75 | -7.3% |
| 1993 | 5.04 | -12.3% |
| 1994 | 5.23 | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 4.04 | -22.8% |
| 1996 | 4.08 | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 4.06 | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 3.95 | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 3.95 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 3.78 | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 3.84 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 3.44 | -10.4% |
| 2003 | 3.4 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 3.23 | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 3.07 | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 3.2 | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 3.07 | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 2.73 | -11.1% |
| 2009 | 3.13 | +14.7% |
| 2010 | 2.76 | -11.8% |
| 2011 | 2.32 | -15.9% |
| 2012 | 2.48 | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 2.45 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 2.42 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 2.34 | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 2.15 | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 2.24 | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 2.3 | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 2.06 | -10.4% |
| 2020 | 1.71 | -17.0% |
| 2021 | 1.9 | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 1.79 | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 2.04 | +14.0% |
| 2024 | 2.07 | +1.5% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 2.07 is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.23, 64% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Norway's 2.07 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.07, 67% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 117.89 | 103.69 | 124.59 | 4 |
| 1850s | 99.95 | 94.93 | 113.15 | 10 |
| 1860s | 108.81 | 96.97 | 124.62 | 10 |
| 1870s | 103.77 | 90.08 | 116.36 | 10 |
| 1880s | 96.07 | 87.41 | 111.41 | 10 |
| 1890s | 94.95 | 88.44 | 102.15 | 10 |
| 1900s | 73.68 | 62.21 | 88.13 | 10 |
| 1910s | 61.76 | 56.69 | 63.87 | 10 |
| 1920s | 48.32 | 45.46 | 58.27 | 10 |
| 1930s | 40.54 | 35.66 | 44.92 | 10 |
| 1940s | 33.48 | 25.67 | 39.18 | 10 |
| 1950s | 20.99 | 17.97 | 25.89 | 10 |
| 1960s | 15.59 | 13.22 | 17.95 | 10 |
| 1970s | 10.23 | 8.31 | 12.45 | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.13 | 7.52 | 8.58 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.92 | 3.95 | 6.94 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.29 | 2.73 | 3.84 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.35 | 2.06 | 2.76 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9 | 1.71 | 2.07 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual death rate by age group in Norway?
- Annual death rate by age group in Norway was 2.07 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual death rate by age group recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 124.62 in 1862.
- What is the lowest annual death rate by age group recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.71 in 2020.
- How does Norway rank for annual death rate by age group?
- Norway ranks 34th out of 41 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual death rate by age group rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Annual death rate by age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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