Liver cancer death rate in Norway
Norway: Liver cancer death rate was 3.19 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Liver cancer death rate in Norway, 1986–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for liver cancer death rate in Norway is 3.19, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liver cancer death rate in Norway peaked at 3.19 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5591, in 1994.
Norway ranks 84th of 110 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Liver cancer death rate in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 1.39 | — |
| 1987 | 1.33 | -4.5% |
| 1989 | 0.6701 | -49.6% |
| 1990 | 0.7299 | +8.9% |
| 1991 | 0.6818 | -6.6% |
| 1992 | 0.5692 | -16.5% |
| 1993 | 0.5914 | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 0.5591 | -5.5% |
| 1995 | 0.5956 | +6.5% |
| 1996 | 1.12 | +88.3% |
| 1997 | 0.8952 | -20.2% |
| 1998 | 1.19 | +32.6% |
| 1999 | 1.73 | +45.7% |
| 2000 | 1.38 | -20.0% |
| 2001 | 1.42 | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 1.04 | -26.7% |
| 2003 | 1.24 | +18.9% |
| 2004 | 1.56 | +25.6% |
| 2005 | 2.14 | +37.5% |
| 2006 | 1.9 | -11.2% |
| 2007 | 1.76 | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 1.96 | +11.0% |
| 2009 | 2.19 | +12.1% |
| 2010 | 2.4 | +9.3% |
| 2011 | 2.41 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 2.59 | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 2.64 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 2.26 | -14.4% |
| 2015 | 2.78 | +23.0% |
| 2016 | 3.05 | +9.5% |
| 2017 | 2.81 | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 2.94 | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 3.09 | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 3.04 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 3.05 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 3.06 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 3.19 | +4.3% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 3.19 is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.22, 76% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Norway's 3.19 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.27, 75% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Liver cancer death rate in Norway changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +88.3% | 0.5956 | 1.12 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.13 | 0.6701 | 1.39 | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.8661 | 0.5591 | 1.73 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.66 | 1.04 | 2.19 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7 | 2.26 | 3.09 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.09 | 3.04 | 3.19 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More health data for Norway
- 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 liver cancer death rate in Norway?
- Liver cancer death rate in Norway was 3.19 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest liver cancer death rate recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 3.19 in 2023.
- What is the lowest liver cancer death rate recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5591 in 1994.
- How does Norway rank for liver cancer death rate?
- Norway ranks 84th out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is liver cancer death rate rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. 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 Liver cancer death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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