Perceived health status in Norway
Norway: Perceived health status was 10.3 Percentage of population in the same age in 2025. ▲ Rising
Perceived health status in Norway, 2004–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of population in the same age.
Analysis
In 2025, perceived health status in Norway stood at 10.3 Percentage of population in the same age. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 60.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, perceived health status in Norway peaked at 10.3 Percentage of population in the same age in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6.3 Percentage of population in the same age, in 2012.
Norway ranks 5th of 28 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.05 Percentage of population in the same age | 6.7 Percentage of population in the same age | 9.4 Percentage of population in the same age | 6 |
| 2010s | 7.6 Percentage of population in the same age | 6.3 Percentage of population in the same age | 9.6 Percentage of population in the same age | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.47 Percentage of population in the same age | 9 Percentage of population in the same age | 10.3 Percentage of population in the same age | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 2 Portugal 12.2 Percentage of population in the same age compare
- 3 Israel 11.8 Percentage of population in the same age compare
- 4 Germany 10.8 Percentage of population in the same age compare
- 6 France 10.2 Percentage of population in the same age compare
- 7 Hungary 9.2 Percentage of population in the same age compare
- 8 Czechia 9 Percentage of population in the same age compare
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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,212 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 12 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 37,579 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 35,248 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 36,678 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 34,677 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is perceived health status in Norway?
- Perceived health status in Norway was 10.3 Percentage of population in the same age in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest perceived health status recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 10.3 Percentage of population in the same age in 2025.
- What is the lowest perceived health status recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3 Percentage of population in the same age in 2012.
- How does Norway rank for perceived health status?
- Norway ranks 5th out of 28 countries with data for 2025.
- Is perceived health status rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Perceived health status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents data on perceived health status (percentage of the population, aged 15 years old and over who report their health to be ‘good/very good' (or excellent) (all positive response categories), ‘fair’ (not good, not bad), ‘bad/very bad’ (all negative response categories). It also includes data on perceived health status by age and gender (percentage of the population who report their health to be 'good/very good' (or excellent), for various age groups). Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.