Maternal mortality ratio who gho in Norway
Norway: Maternal mortality ratio who gho was 1.31 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Maternal mortality ratio who gho in Norway, 1985–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Norway recorded 1.31 for maternal mortality ratio who gho in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 51.8% on the previous year and down 54.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality ratio who gho in Norway peaked at 9.36 in 1988 and was at its lowest, 1.31, in 2023.
Norway ranks 193rd of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Maternal mortality ratio who gho in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 9.1 | — |
| 1986 | 8.82 | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 8.76 | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 9.36 | +6.9% |
| 1989 | 8.85 | -5.5% |
| 1990 | 8.93 | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 8.29 | -7.2% |
| 1992 | 7.58 | -8.5% |
| 1993 | 6.98 | -8.0% |
| 1994 | 6.61 | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 6.18 | -6.5% |
| 1996 | 5.83 | -5.8% |
| 1997 | 5.45 | -6.5% |
| 1998 | 5.4 | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 5.41 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 5.42 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 5.44 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 5.11 | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 5.41 | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 5.68 | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 5.63 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 5.32 | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 5.03 | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 4.72 | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 4.48 | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 4.14 | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 3.76 | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 3.09 | -18.0% |
| 2013 | 2.88 | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 2.4 | -16.7% |
| 2015 | 2.23 | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 2.06 | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 1.85 | -10.1% |
| 2018 | 1.67 | -9.6% |
| 2019 | 1.59 | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 2.16 | +36.1% |
| 2021 | 1.66 | -23.4% |
| 2022 | 2.72 | +64.0% |
| 2023 | 1.31 | -51.8% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 1.31 is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.67, 17% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Norway's 1.31 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.48, 20% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maternal mortality ratio who gho 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +64.0% | 1.66 | 2.72 |
| 2023 | -51.8% | 2.72 | 1.31 |
| 2020 | +36.1% | 1.59 | 2.16 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.98 | 8.76 | 9.36 | 5 |
| 1990s | 6.67 | 5.4 | 8.93 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.22 | 4.48 | 5.68 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.57 | 1.59 | 4.14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.96 | 1.31 | 2.72 | 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 maternal mortality ratio who gho in Norway?
- Maternal mortality ratio who gho in Norway was 1.31 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest maternal mortality ratio who gho recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 9.36 in 1988.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality ratio who gho recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.31 in 2023.
- How does Norway rank for maternal mortality ratio who gho?
- Norway ranks 193rd out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maternal mortality ratio who gho rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Maternal mortality ratio who gho. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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