Annual death rates at different ages in females in Norway
Norway: Annual death rates at different ages in females was 1.53 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
1.53 deaths per 1,000 people
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
227th
of 236 countries
All-time high
115.9 deaths per 1,000 people
in 1862
All-time low
1.33 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2020
Years of data
178
1846–2023
Annual death rates at different ages in females in Norway, 1846–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 1,000 people.
Analysis
In 2023, annual death rates at different ages in females in Norway stood at 1.53 deaths per 1,000 people.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 43.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual death rates at different ages in females in Norway peaked at 115.9 deaths per 1,000 people in 1862 and was at its lowest, 1.33 deaths per 1,000 people, in 2020.
That places Norway 227th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual death rates at different ages in females in Norway, year by year
| Year | deaths per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1846 | 109.5 deaths per 1,000 people | — |
| 1847 | 113.81 deaths per 1,000 people | +3.9% |
| 1848 | 111.35 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.2% |
| 1849 | 93.8 deaths per 1,000 people | -15.8% |
| 1850 | 88.94 deaths per 1,000 people | -5.2% |
| 1851 | 91.83 deaths per 1,000 people | +3.2% |
| 1852 | 105.65 deaths per 1,000 people | +15.0% |
| 1853 | 91.44 deaths per 1,000 people | -13.5% |
| 1854 | 86.14 deaths per 1,000 people | -5.8% |
| 1855 | 87.65 deaths per 1,000 people | +1.8% |
| 1856 | 87.71 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.1% |
| 1857 | 88.16 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.5% |
| 1858 | 87.12 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1859 | 91.8 deaths per 1,000 people | +5.4% |
| 1860 | 87.38 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.8% |
| 1861 | 110.75 deaths per 1,000 people | +26.7% |
| 1862 | 115.9 deaths per 1,000 people | +4.7% |
| 1863 | 104.04 deaths per 1,000 people | -10.2% |
| 1864 | 92.84 deaths per 1,000 people | -10.8% |
| 1865 | 94.37 deaths per 1,000 people | +1.6% |
| 1866 | 89.35 deaths per 1,000 people | -5.3% |
| 1867 | 99.05 deaths per 1,000 people | +10.9% |
| 1868 | 109.8 deaths per 1,000 people | +10.9% |
| 1869 | 96.02 deaths per 1,000 people | -12.6% |
| 1870 | 89.73 deaths per 1,000 people | -6.6% |
| 1871 | 85.28 deaths per 1,000 people | -5.0% |
| 1872 | 92.98 deaths per 1,000 people | +9.0% |
| 1873 | 95.34 deaths per 1,000 people | +2.5% |
| 1874 | 104.8 deaths per 1,000 people | +9.9% |
| 1875 | 108.19 deaths per 1,000 people | +3.2% |
| 1876 | 100.08 deaths per 1,000 people | -7.5% |
| 1877 | 96.22 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.9% |
| 1878 | 91.63 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.8% |
| 1879 | 78.45 deaths per 1,000 people | -14.4% |
| 1880 | 86.67 deaths per 1,000 people | +10.5% |
| 1881 | 87.76 deaths per 1,000 people | +1.3% |
| 1882 | 101.63 deaths per 1,000 people | +15.8% |
| 1883 | 86.19 deaths per 1,000 people | -15.2% |
| 1884 | 88.11 deaths per 1,000 people | +2.2% |
| 1885 | 82.07 deaths per 1,000 people | -6.9% |
| 1886 | 82.7 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.8% |
| 1887 | 80.49 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.7% |
| 1888 | 86.36 deaths per 1,000 people | +7.3% |
| 1889 | 98.58 deaths per 1,000 people | +14.2% |
| 1890 | 88.13 deaths per 1,000 people | -10.6% |
| 1891 | 86.95 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 1892 | 89.79 deaths per 1,000 people | +3.3% |
| 1893 | 79.69 deaths per 1,000 people | -11.2% |
| 1894 | 90 deaths per 1,000 people | +12.9% |
| 1895 | 85.14 deaths per 1,000 people | -5.4% |
| 1896 | 84.21 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1897 | 82.87 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 1898 | 77.58 deaths per 1,000 people | -6.4% |
| 1899 | 90.39 deaths per 1,000 people | +16.5% |
| 1900 | 77.79 deaths per 1,000 people | -13.9% |
| 1901 | 78.28 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.6% |
| 1902 | 63.79 deaths per 1,000 people | -18.5% |
| 1903 | 67.01 deaths per 1,000 people | +5.0% |
| 1904 | 61.68 deaths per 1,000 people | -8.0% |
| 1905 | 70.6 deaths per 1,000 people | +14.5% |
| 1906 | 59.01 deaths per 1,000 people | -16.4% |
| 1907 | 55.15 deaths per 1,000 people | -6.5% |
| 1908 | 65.1 deaths per 1,000 people | +18.0% |
| 1909 | 62.37 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.2% |
| 1910 | 57.31 deaths per 1,000 people | -8.1% |
| 1911 | 54.26 deaths per 1,000 people | -5.3% |
| 1912 | 57.72 deaths per 1,000 people | +6.4% |
| 1913 | 53.47 deaths per 1,000 people | -7.4% |
| 1914 | 57.88 deaths per 1,000 people | +8.2% |
| 1915 | 56.24 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.8% |
| 1916 | 55.2 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 1917 | 54.62 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1918 | 57.96 deaths per 1,000 people | +6.1% |
| 1919 | 50.58 deaths per 1,000 people | -12.7% |
| 1920 | 51.2 deaths per 1,000 people | +1.2% |
| 1921 | 43.09 deaths per 1,000 people | -15.8% |
| 1922 | 45.06 deaths per 1,000 people | +4.6% |
| 1923 | 41.43 deaths per 1,000 people | -8.1% |
| 1924 | 41.12 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1925 | 40.95 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1926 | 40.8 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1927 | 38.95 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.5% |
| 1928 | 41.11 deaths per 1,000 people | +5.5% |
| 1929 | 42.49 deaths per 1,000 people | +3.4% |
| 1930 | 38.38 deaths per 1,000 people | -9.7% |
| 1931 | 35.51 deaths per 1,000 people | -7.5% |
| 1932 | 39.71 deaths per 1,000 people | +11.8% |
| 1933 | 36.66 deaths per 1,000 people | -7.7% |
| 1934 | 34.05 deaths per 1,000 people | -7.1% |
| 1935 | 35.08 deaths per 1,000 people | +3.0% |
| 1936 | 36.6 deaths per 1,000 people | +4.3% |
| 1937 | 36.46 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1938 | 30.05 deaths per 1,000 people | -17.6% |
| 1939 | 30.4 deaths per 1,000 people | +1.2% |
| 1940 | 32.12 deaths per 1,000 people | +5.7% |
| 1941 | 35.34 deaths per 1,000 people | +10.0% |
| 1942 | 33.57 deaths per 1,000 people | -5.0% |
| 1943 | 30.3 deaths per 1,000 people | -9.7% |
| 1944 | 31.63 deaths per 1,000 people | +4.4% |
| 1945 | 32.01 deaths per 1,000 people | +1.2% |
| 1946 | 28.91 deaths per 1,000 people | -9.7% |
| 1947 | 24.93 deaths per 1,000 people | -13.8% |
| 1948 | 24.1 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.3% |
| 1949 | 22.02 deaths per 1,000 people | -8.6% |
| 1950 | 21.82 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1951 | 20.68 deaths per 1,000 people | -5.2% |
| 1952 | 21.35 deaths per 1,000 people | +3.2% |
| 1953 | 17.51 deaths per 1,000 people | -18.0% |
| 1954 | 17.25 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 1955 | 16.97 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 1956 | 16.9 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1957 | 16.59 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 1958 | 17.18 deaths per 1,000 people | +3.6% |
| 1959 | 15.01 deaths per 1,000 people | -12.6% |
| 1960 | 15.56 deaths per 1,000 people | +3.7% |
| 1961 | 14.76 deaths per 1,000 people | -5.1% |
| 1962 | 14.38 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 14.46 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 14.74 deaths per 1,000 people | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 14.14 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.1% |
| 1966 | 11.64 deaths per 1,000 people | -17.7% |
| 1967 | 12.09 deaths per 1,000 people | +3.9% |
| 1968 | 11.99 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 11.49 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.2% |
| 1970 | 9.84 deaths per 1,000 people | -14.4% |
| 1971 | 10 deaths per 1,000 people | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 9.44 deaths per 1,000 people | -5.6% |
| 1973 | 9.01 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.6% |
| 1974 | 7.97 deaths per 1,000 people | -11.5% |
| 1975 | 8.69 deaths per 1,000 people | +9.0% |
| 1976 | 8.96 deaths per 1,000 people | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 7.17 deaths per 1,000 people | -20.0% |
| 1978 | 7.72 deaths per 1,000 people | +7.7% |
| 1979 | 6.87 deaths per 1,000 people | -11.0% |
| 1980 | 7.09 deaths per 1,000 people | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 6.49 deaths per 1,000 people | -8.5% |
| 1982 | 7.19 deaths per 1,000 people | +10.8% |
| 1983 | 6.95 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 8.44 deaths per 1,000 people | +21.4% |
| 1985 | 6.74 deaths per 1,000 people | -20.1% |
| 1986 | 7.34 deaths per 1,000 people | +8.9% |
| 1987 | 7.82 deaths per 1,000 people | +6.5% |
| 1988 | 7.26 deaths per 1,000 people | -7.2% |
| 1989 | 7.02 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 5.68 deaths per 1,000 people | -19.1% |
| 1991 | 5.71 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 5.21 deaths per 1,000 people | -8.8% |
| 1993 | 4.38 deaths per 1,000 people | -15.9% |
| 1994 | 4.58 deaths per 1,000 people | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 3.14 deaths per 1,000 people | -31.4% |
| 1996 | 3.59 deaths per 1,000 people | +14.3% |
| 1997 | 3.7 deaths per 1,000 people | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 3.36 deaths per 1,000 people | -9.2% |
| 1999 | 3.39 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 3.28 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 3.43 deaths per 1,000 people | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 3.59 deaths per 1,000 people | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 3.09 deaths per 1,000 people | -13.9% |
| 2004 | 3.09 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.84 deaths per 1,000 people | -8.1% |
| 2006 | 2.62 deaths per 1,000 people | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 2.9 deaths per 1,000 people | +10.7% |
| 2008 | 2.14 deaths per 1,000 people | -26.2% |
| 2009 | 2.45 deaths per 1,000 people | +14.5% |
| 2010 | 2.46 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.68 deaths per 1,000 people | -31.7% |
| 2012 | 2.14 deaths per 1,000 people | +27.4% |
| 2013 | 2.7 deaths per 1,000 people | +26.2% |
| 2014 | 2.21 deaths per 1,000 people | -18.1% |
| 2015 | 2.05 deaths per 1,000 people | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 1.97 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 2.24 deaths per 1,000 people | +13.7% |
| 2018 | 2.17 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 1.68 deaths per 1,000 people | -22.6% |
| 2020 | 1.33 deaths per 1,000 people | -20.8% |
| 2021 | 1.76 deaths per 1,000 people | +32.3% |
| 2022 | 1.55 deaths per 1,000 people | -11.9% |
| 2023 | 1.53 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 107.11 deaths per 1,000 people | 93.8 deaths per 1,000 people | 113.81 deaths per 1,000 people | 4 |
| 1850s | 90.64 deaths per 1,000 people | 86.14 deaths per 1,000 people | 105.65 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1860s | 99.95 deaths per 1,000 people | 87.38 deaths per 1,000 people | 115.9 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1870s | 94.27 deaths per 1,000 people | 78.45 deaths per 1,000 people | 108.19 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1880s | 88.06 deaths per 1,000 people | 80.49 deaths per 1,000 people | 101.63 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1890s | 85.47 deaths per 1,000 people | 77.58 deaths per 1,000 people | 90.39 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1900s | 66.08 deaths per 1,000 people | 55.15 deaths per 1,000 people | 78.28 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1910s | 55.52 deaths per 1,000 people | 50.58 deaths per 1,000 people | 57.96 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1920s | 42.62 deaths per 1,000 people | 38.95 deaths per 1,000 people | 51.2 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1930s | 35.29 deaths per 1,000 people | 30.05 deaths per 1,000 people | 39.71 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1940s | 29.49 deaths per 1,000 people | 22.02 deaths per 1,000 people | 35.34 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1950s | 18.13 deaths per 1,000 people | 15.01 deaths per 1,000 people | 21.82 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 13.53 deaths per 1,000 people | 11.49 deaths per 1,000 people | 15.56 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.57 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.87 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.23 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.49 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.44 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.27 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.14 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.71 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.94 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.14 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.59 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.13 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.68 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.7 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.54 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.33 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.76 deaths per 1,000 people | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual death rates at different ages in females in Norway?
- Annual death rates at different ages in females in Norway was 1.53 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual death rates at different ages in females recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 115.9 deaths per 1,000 people in 1862.
- What is the lowest annual death rates at different ages in females recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.33 deaths per 1,000 people in 2020.
- How does Norway rank for annual death rates at different ages in females?
- Norway ranks 227th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual death rates at different ages in females rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual death rates at different ages in females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.