Number of maternal deaths (Our World) in Norway
Norway: Number of maternal deaths (Our World) was 0.6744 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of maternal deaths in Norway, 1985–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Norway recorded 0.6744 for number of maternal deaths in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of down 51.4% on the previous year and down 59.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of maternal deaths in Norway peaked at 5.44 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.6744, in 2023.
Norway ranks 179th 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.
Number of maternal deaths (Our World) in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 4.64 | — |
| 1986 | 4.62 | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 4.72 | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 5.37 | +13.9% |
| 1989 | 5.25 | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 5.44 | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 5.04 | -7.4% |
| 1992 | 4.55 | -9.6% |
| 1993 | 4.16 | -8.5% |
| 1994 | 3.97 | -4.6% |
| 1995 | 3.73 | -6.1% |
| 1996 | 3.55 | -4.9% |
| 1997 | 3.26 | -8.2% |
| 1998 | 3.15 | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 3.2 | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 3.21 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 3.08 | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 2.82 | -8.5% |
| 2003 | 3.05 | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 3.22 | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 3.18 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 3.09 | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 2.91 | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 2.82 | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 2.74 | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 2.51 | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 2.24 | -10.9% |
| 2012 | 1.83 | -18.0% |
| 2013 | 1.68 | -8.4% |
| 2014 | 1.41 | -16.4% |
| 2015 | 1.31 | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 1.2 | -7.9% |
| 2017 | 1.04 | -13.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9178 | -11.9% |
| 2019 | 0.8615 | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 1.15 | +33.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9279 | -19.0% |
| 2022 | 1.39 | +49.5% |
| 2023 | 0.6744 | -51.4% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 0.6744 is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.51, 19% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Norway's 0.6744 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.94, 17% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of maternal deaths (Our World) 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 | +49.5% | 0.9279 | 1.39 |
| 2023 | -51.4% | 1.39 | 0.6744 |
| 2020 | +33.0% | 0.8615 | 1.15 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.92 | 4.62 | 5.37 | 5 |
| 1990s | 4 | 3.15 | 5.44 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.01 | 2.74 | 3.22 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5 | 0.8615 | 2.51 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 | 0.6744 | 1.39 | 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 number of maternal deaths in Norway?
- Number of maternal deaths in Norway was 0.6744 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of maternal deaths recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 5.44 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of maternal deaths recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6744 in 2023.
- How does Norway rank for number of maternal deaths?
- Norway ranks 179th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of maternal deaths rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.9%. 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 Number of maternal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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