Causes of mortality in Norway
Norway: Causes of mortality was 43,233 Deaths in 2023. ▲ Rising
Causes of mortality in Norway, 1960–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Deaths.
Analysis
Norway recorded 43,233 Deaths for causes of mortality in 2023.
The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, causes of mortality in Norway peaked at 46,623 Deaths in 1993 and was at its lowest, 32,543 Deaths, in 1960.
That places Norway 31st out of 36 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Causes of mortality in Norway, year by year
| Year | Deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 32,543 Deaths | — |
| 1961 | 33,313 Deaths | +2.4% |
| 1962 | 34,318 Deaths | +3.0% |
| 1963 | 36,850 Deaths | +7.4% |
| 1964 | 35,171 Deaths | -4.6% |
| 1965 | 35,317 Deaths | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 36,010 Deaths | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 36,216 Deaths | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 37,668 Deaths | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 38,994 Deaths | +3.5% |
| 1970 | 38,723 Deaths | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 38,981 Deaths | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 39,375 Deaths | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 39,958 Deaths | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 39,464 Deaths | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 40,061 Deaths | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 40,216 Deaths | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 39,824 Deaths | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 40,682 Deaths | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 41,632 Deaths | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 41,340 Deaths | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 41,893 Deaths | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 41,454 Deaths | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 42,224 Deaths | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 42,581 Deaths | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 44,372 Deaths | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 43,666 Deaths | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 44,989 Deaths | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 45,404 Deaths | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 45,241 Deaths | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 46,041 Deaths | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 44,822 Deaths | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 44,736 Deaths | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 46,623 Deaths | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 44,076 Deaths | -5.5% |
| 1995 | 45,182 Deaths | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 43,919 Deaths | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 44,646 Deaths | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 44,270 Deaths | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 45,114 Deaths | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 44,018 Deaths | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 43,977 Deaths | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 44,401 Deaths | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 42,550 Deaths | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 41,257 Deaths | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 41,152 Deaths | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 41,242 Deaths | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 41,963 Deaths | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 41,716 Deaths | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 41,342 Deaths | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 41,442 Deaths | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 41,304 Deaths | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 41,913 Deaths | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 41,178 Deaths | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 40,344 Deaths | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 40,686 Deaths | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 40,609 Deaths | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 40,395 Deaths | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 40,340 Deaths | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 40,087 Deaths | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 39,961 Deaths | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 40,975 Deaths | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 45,250 Deaths | +10.4% |
| 2023 | 43,233 Deaths | -4.5% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 43,233 Deaths is below the median for high income countries, which is 115,390 Deaths, 37% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Norway's 43,233 Deaths is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 111,294 Deaths, 39% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35,640 Deaths | 32,543 Deaths | 38,994 Deaths | 10 |
| 1970s | 39,892 Deaths | 38,723 Deaths | 41,632 Deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 43,316 Deaths | 41,340 Deaths | 45,404 Deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 44,943 Deaths | 43,919 Deaths | 46,623 Deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 42,362 Deaths | 41,152 Deaths | 44,401 Deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 40,830 Deaths | 40,087 Deaths | 41,913 Deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 42,355 Deaths | 39,961 Deaths | 45,250 Deaths | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is causes of mortality in Norway?
- Causes of mortality in Norway was 43,233 Deaths in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest causes of mortality recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 46,623 Deaths in 1993.
- What is the lowest causes of mortality recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 32,543 Deaths in 1960.
- How does Norway rank for causes of mortality?
- Norway ranks 31st out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
- Is causes of mortality rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Causes of mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents the number of deaths and age-standardised death rates by causes of deaths. The number of deaths according to sex and selected causes are extracted from the World Health Organization Mortality Database available at https://www.who.int/data/data-collection-tools/who-mortality-database. Detailed information on the coverage and reliability of the cause-of-death data is regularly published in World Health Statistics Annuals. The selected causes of death presented in the OECD Health Statistics database are detailed in an Excel file available for download, with codes according to the Tenth revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) along with codes from other ICD revisions used in the WHO Mortality Database. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.