Brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Norway

Norway: Brain and nervous system cancer death rate was 4.2 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
4.2
Change on year
up 6.1%
World rank
23rd
of 110 countries
All-time high
5.29
in 2000
All-time low
3.41
in 1995
Years of data
31
1986–2016

Brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Norway, 1986–2016

02461986200120161986: 4.11987: 4.41988: 4.21989: 3.91990: 3.91991: 41992: 3.81993: 3.41994: 3.71995: 3.41996: 4.21997: 4.41998: 4.21999: 3.82000: 5.32001: 4.12002: 4.72003: 52004: 4.92005: 4.22006: 4.22007: 4.22008: 4.82009: 4.42010: 4.42011: 4.82012: 4.32013: 4.12014: 4.62015: 42016: 4.2

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Norway recorded 4.2 for brain and nervous system cancer death rate in 2016.

That represents a change of up 6.1% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Norway peaked at 5.29 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.41, in 1995.

That places Norway 23rd out of 110 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Norway, year by year

Annual values for Brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Norway, 1986 to 2016.
Year Value Change
1986 4.11
1987 4.4 +7.1%
1988 4.18 -4.9%
1989 3.85 -7.9%
1990 3.92 +1.8%
1991 4.01 +2.1%
1992 3.83 -4.5%
1993 3.42 -10.7%
1994 3.71 +8.6%
1995 3.41 -8.0%
1996 4.23 +23.8%
1997 4.41 +4.4%
1998 4.19 -5.0%
1999 3.84 -8.3%
2000 5.29 +37.6%
2001 4.08 -22.9%
2002 4.69 +15.0%
2003 5.02 +7.1%
2004 4.93 -1.7%
2005 4.17 -15.5%
2006 4.2 +0.7%
2007 4.16 -1.1%
2008 4.76 +14.6%
2009 4.45 -6.7%
2010 4.41 -0.7%
2011 4.8 +8.7%
2012 4.3 -10.3%
2013 4.11 -4.6%
2014 4.59 +11.8%
2015 3.96 -13.8%
2016 4.2 +6.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 4.14 3.85 4.4 4
1990s 3.9 3.41 4.41 10
2000s 4.57 4.08 5.29 10
2010s 4.34 3.96 4.8 7

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 20 Estonia 4.38 compare
  2. 21 Slovakia 4.31 compare
  3. 22 Hungary 4.24 compare
  4. 24 Denmark 4.09 compare
  5. 25 Brazil 4.04 compare
  6. 26 Czechia 3.97 compare

See the full ranking of 111 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Norway?
Brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Norway was 4.2 in 2016, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest brain and nervous system cancer death rate recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 5.29 in 2000.
What is the lowest brain and nervous system cancer death rate recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 3.41 in 1995.
How does Norway rank for brain and nervous system cancer death rate?
Norway ranks 23rd out of 110 countries with data for 2016.
Is brain and nervous system cancer death rate rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Norway data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Brain and nervous system cancer death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Brain and nervous system cancer death rate
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
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Coverage
111 places, 3,024 data points, 1979–2023
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