Health · Europe & Central Asia · High income
Norway: health in numbers
Life expectancy is 83.2 yrs (2024), 19th of 217 in the world and 11th of 58 in Europe & Central Asia. Life expectancy, women is 84.8 yrs (2024), 28th of 217 in the world and 16th of 58 in Europe & Central Asia. Life expectancy, men is 81.6 yrs (2024), 13th of 217 in the world and 8th of 58 in Europe & Central Asia.
Life expectancy
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Life expectancy, women
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18 indicators
Health: Norway in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Europe & Central Asia; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancyLife expectancy at birth, years | 83.2 yrs2024 | 19/217 | 11/58 | 78.6 yrs | 81.0 yrs | 83.2 yrs | +1.3%since 2014 | 78.6 yrs | 80.4 yrs | 73.5 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, womenLife expectancy at birth, women, years | 84.8 yrs2024 | 28/217 | 16/58 | 81.4 yrs | 83.2 yrs | 84.9 yrs | +0.7%since 2014 | 81.8 yrs | 83.2 yrs | 76.0 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, menLife expectancy at birth, men, years | 81.6 yrs2024 | 13/217 | 8/58 | 76.0 yrs | 78.9 yrs | 81.6 yrs | +1.9%since 2014 | 75.6 yrs | 77.8 yrs | 71.1 yrs | |
| Infant mortalityInfant mortality, per 1,000 live births | 2.02024 | 187/196 | 44/52 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 2.0 | −13%since 2014 | 6.6 | 4.2 | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortalityUnder-5 mortality, per 1,000 live births | 2.52024 | 187/196 | 44/52 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 2.4 | −11%since 2014 | 7.8 | 5.1 | 37.4 | |
| Neonatal mortalityNeonatal mortality, per 1,000 live births | 1.42024 | 184/196 | 43/52 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.4 | −13%since 2014 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 17.2 | |
| Maternal mortalityMaternal mortality, per 100,000 live births | 12023 | 194/194 | 51/51 | 5 | 4 | 2 | −67%since 2013 | 11 | 10 | 197 | |
| Measles vaccinationMeasles immunisation, % of children 12–23 months | 96%2024 | 54/193 | 18/51 | 88% | 93% | 97% | +2.0 ppsince 2014 | 94% | 94% | 84% | |
| HIV prevalenceHIV prevalence, % of people 15–49 | 0.1%2024 | 137/153 | 31/35 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | — | — | 0.7% | |
| TuberculosisTuberculosis incidence, per 100,000 people | 32024 | 185/208 | 44/52 | 7 | 7 | 3 | −52%since 2014 | 22 | 12 | 131 | |
| Health spendingCurrent health expenditure, % of GDP | 9.4%2023 | 36/193 | 13/52 | 7.7% | 8.9% | 11.4% | +0.6 ppsince 2013 | 9.6% | 12.5% | 10.1% | |
| Out-of-pocket spendingOut-of-pocket health spending, % of health expenditure | 13.7%2023 | 150/193 | 41/52 | 17.9% | 15.0% | 13.8% | −0.9 ppsince 2013 | 16.5% | 13.4% | 17.3% | |
| PhysiciansPhysicians per 1,000 people | 4.972023 | 11/180 | 8/50 | 3.38 | 4.11 | 4.68 | +16%since 2013 | 3.90 | 3.78 | 1.86 | |
| Hospital bedsHospital beds per 1,000 people | 3.32023 | 58/182 | 37/51 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.4 | −15%since 2013 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 3.3 | |
| Basic waterBasic drinking water, % of population | 100.0%2024 | 26/206 | 15/56 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 98.0% | 99.2% | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitationBasic sanitation, % of population | 98.0%2024 | 70/203 | 33/54 | 98.1% | 98.1% | 98.1% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 97.4% | 98.3% | 82.2% | |
| Tobacco useTobacco use, % of adults | 12.9%2024 | 110/166 | 45/48 | 45.3% | 26.8% | 16.0% | −13.9 ppsince 2010 | 24.9% | 20.2% | 20.3% | |
| Road deathsRoad traffic deaths, per 100,000 people | 2.12019 | 179/186 | 47/49 | 8.0 | 4.4 | 2.12019 | −54%since 2009 | 7.4 | 8.7 | 16.7 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Life expectancy+1.3%83.2 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, women+0.7%84.8 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, men+1.9%81.6 yrs in 2024
- Infant mortality−13%2.0 in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Hospital beds−15%3.3 in 2023
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Norway and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Norway. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Norway | Russia | Sweden | Finland |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 83.2 yrs2024 | 73.4 yrs2024 | 84.1 yrs2024 | 82.3 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, women | 84.8 yrs2024 | 78.9 yrs2024 | 85.6 yrs2024 | 85.0 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, men | 81.6 yrs2024 | 68.3 yrs2024 | 82.6 yrs2024 | 79.8 yrs2024 |
| Infant mortality | 2.02024 | 4.12024 | 2.02024 | 1.92024 |
| Under-5 mortality | 2.52024 | 5.22024 | 2.42024 | 2.42024 |
| Neonatal mortality | 1.42024 | 2.02024 | 1.42024 | 1.42024 |
| Maternal mortality | 12023 | 92023 | 42023 | 82023 |
| Measles vaccination | 96%2024 | 97%2024 | 93%2024 | 94%2024 |
| HIV prevalence | 0.1%2024 | — | 0.1%2022 | — |