Number of youth deaths in Norway
Norway: Number of youth deaths was 173 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of youth deaths in Norway, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Norway recorded 173 deaths for number of youth deaths in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of youth deaths in Norway peaked at 608 deaths in 1990 and was at its lowest, 170 deaths, in 2023.
That places Norway 157th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of youth deaths in Norway, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 608 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 568 deaths | -6.6% |
| 1992 | 524 deaths | -7.7% |
| 1993 | 482 deaths | -8.0% |
| 1994 | 451 deaths | -6.4% |
| 1995 | 429 deaths | -4.9% |
| 1996 | 411 deaths | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 396 deaths | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 382 deaths | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 374 deaths | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 366 deaths | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 350 deaths | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 331 deaths | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 319 deaths | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 309 deaths | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 297 deaths | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 287 deaths | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 277 deaths | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 271 deaths | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 262 deaths | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 254 deaths | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 242 deaths | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 232 deaths | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 224 deaths | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 215 deaths | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 209 deaths | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 202 deaths | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 194 deaths | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 185 deaths | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 180 deaths | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 175 deaths | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 175 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 174 deaths | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 170 deaths | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 173 deaths | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 462.5 deaths | 374 deaths | 608 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 306.9 deaths | 262 deaths | 366 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 213.7 deaths | 180 deaths | 254 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 173.4 deaths | 170 deaths | 175 deaths | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of youth deaths in Norway?
- Number of youth deaths in Norway was 173 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of youth deaths recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 608 deaths in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of youth deaths recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 170 deaths in 2023.
- How does Norway rank for number of youth deaths?
- Norway ranks 157th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of youth deaths rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Number of youth deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.