Causes of mortality in Norway

Norway: Causes of mortality was 43,233 Deaths in 2023. β–² Rising

Latest (2023)
43,233 Deaths
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
31st
of 36 countries
All-time high
46,623 Deaths
in 1993
All-time low
32,543 Deaths
in 1960
Years of data
64
1960–2023

Causes of mortality in Norway, 1960–2023

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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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 28 Denmark 58,240 Deaths compare
  2. 29 Finland 58,214 Deaths compare
  3. 30 Israel 49,654 Deaths compare
  4. 32 Ireland 35,598 Deaths compare
  5. 33 New Zealand 32,787 Deaths compare
  6. 34 Costa Rica 28,995 Deaths compare

See the full ranking of 46 places β†’

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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

Indicator
Causes of mortality
Unit
Deaths
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
46 places, 2,503 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.