Births attended by skilled health personnel in Norway
Norway: Births attended by skilled health personnel was 99.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
99.1%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
70th
of 163 countries
All-time high
99.3%
in 2019
All-time low
99.0%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Births attended by skilled health personnel in Norway, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for births attended by skilled health personnel in Norway is 99.1%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health personnel in Norway peaked at 99.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 99.0%, in 2000.
Norway ranks 70th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Births attended by skilled health personnel in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99.0% | — |
| 2001 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.2% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.1% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 99.1% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.1% | 99.0% | 99.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.2% | 99.1% | 99.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 67 Bermuda 99.3% compare
- 67 Argentina 99.3% compare
- 67 Barbados 99.3% compare
- 71 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 99.0% compare
- 71 Uzbekistan 99.0% compare
- 71 Antigua and Barbuda 99.0% compare
- 71 Iran, Islamic Republic of 99.0% compare
More health data for Norway
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -7.69 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.337 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,212 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 12 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2021)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.217 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0238 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.0617 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health personnel in Norway?
- Births attended by skilled health personnel in Norway was 99.1% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.0% in 2000.
- How does Norway rank for births attended by skilled health personnel?
- Norway ranks 70th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is births attended by skilled health personnel rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Births attended by skilled health personnel (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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