Infant mortality by age and sex in Norway
Norway: Infant mortality by age and sex was 19 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
19
Change on year
down 34.5%
World rank
35th
of 46 countries
All-time high
47
in 2007
All-time low
19
in 2020
Years of data
14
2007–2020
Infant mortality by age and sex in Norway, 2007–2020
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2020, infant mortality by age and sex in Norway stood at 19. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 34.5% on the previous year and down 57.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality by age and sex in Norway peaked at 47 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 19, in 2020.
Norway ranks 35th of 46 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Infant mortality by age and sex in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 47 | — |
| 2008 | 40 | -14.9% |
| 2009 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 45 | +12.5% |
| 2011 | 35 | -22.2% |
| 2012 | 36 | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 32 | -11.1% |
| 2014 | 39 | +21.9% |
| 2015 | 33 | -15.4% |
| 2016 | 28 | -15.2% |
| 2017 | 34 | +21.4% |
| 2018 | 34 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 29 | -14.7% |
| 2020 | 19 | -34.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.33 | 40 | 47 | 3 |
| 2010s | 34.5 | 28 | 45 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19 | 19 | 19 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality by age and sex in Norway?
- Infant mortality by age and sex in Norway was 19 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest infant mortality by age and sex recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 47 in 2007.
- What is the lowest infant mortality by age and sex recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 19 in 2020.
- How does Norway rank for infant mortality by age and sex?
- Norway ranks 35th out of 46 countries with data for 2020.
- Is infant mortality by age and sex rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Infant mortality by age and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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