Children with a birth weight in Norway
Norway: Children with a birth weight was 99.76 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
99.76
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
12th
of 84 countries
All-time high
100
in 2000
All-time low
99.76
in 2020
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Children with a birth weight in Norway, 2000–2020
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Norway recorded 99.76 for children with a birth weight in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children with a birth weight in Norway peaked at 100 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 99.76, in 2020.
That places Norway 12th out of 84 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
Children with a birth weight in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 100 | — |
| 2001 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.76 | -0.2% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 99.76 is above the median for high income countries, which is 98.68, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Norway's 99.76 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.16, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.76 | 99.76 | 99.76 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Norway
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- 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 12 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0251 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children with a birth weight in Norway?
- Children with a birth weight in Norway was 99.76 in 2020, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest children with a birth weight recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 2000.
- What is the lowest children with a birth weight recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.76 in 2020.
- How does Norway rank for children with a birth weight?
- Norway ranks 12th out of 84 countries with data for 2020.
- Is children with a birth weight rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Children with a birth weight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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