What is neonatal mortality rate in Norway?

Neonatal mortality rate in Norway was 0.142 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Norway?

The highest recorded value was 1.2 deaths per 100 live births in 1962.

What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Norway?

The lowest recorded value was 0.1382 deaths per 100 live births in 2021.

How does Norway rank for neonatal mortality rate?

Norway ranks 184th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Norway?

Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Norway data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Neonatal mortality rate in Norway

Name: Neonatal mortality rate in Norway
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Norway: Neonatal mortality rate was 0.142 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.142 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

up 1.6%

World rank

184th

of 199 countries

All-time high

1.2 deaths per 100 live births

in 1962

All-time low

0.1382 deaths per 100 live births

in 2021

Years of data

1960–2024

Neonatal mortality rate in Norway, 1960–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

In 2024, neonatal mortality rate in Norway stood at 0.142 deaths per 100 live births.

The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Norway peaked at 1.2 deaths per 100 live births in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.1382 deaths per 100 live births, in 2021.

That places Norway 184th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	1.13 deaths per 100 live births	1.01 deaths per 100 live births	1.2 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	0.7521 deaths per 100 live births	0.5366 deaths per 100 live births	0.9737 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	0.4568 deaths per 100 live births	0.4141 deaths per 100 live births	0.5048 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	0.324 deaths per 100 live births	0.2732 deaths per 100 live births	0.3965 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	0.2317 deaths per 100 live births	0.1949 deaths per 100 live births	0.2685 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.1624 deaths per 100 live births	0.1417 deaths per 100 live births	0.1872 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.1395 deaths per 100 live births	0.1382 deaths per 100 live births	0.142 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Norway

181 Portugal 0.1699 deaths per 100 live births compare
182 Luxembourg 0.1457 deaths per 100 live births compare
183 Iceland 0.1423 deaths per 100 live births compare
185 Sweden 0.1415 deaths per 100 live births compare
186 Czechia 0.1407 deaths per 100 live births compare
187 Monaco 0.1399 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 37,579 (2025)
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Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 36,678 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 34,677 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 35,372 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 33,935 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is neonatal mortality rate in Norway?: Neonatal mortality rate in Norway was 0.142 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Norway?: The highest recorded value was 1.2 deaths per 100 live births in 1962.
What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Norway?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1382 deaths per 100 live births in 2021.
How does Norway rank for neonatal mortality rate?: Norway ranks 184th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Norway?: Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Norway data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Neonatal mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 10,377 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .