Norway: Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Norway's death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) did not change 0 on 2023 (from 7.9 to 7.9).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −0.1 and a typical year strayed about 0.24 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.6 in 2022 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.6 in 1994. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 16% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Norway had the 84th highest value of the 217 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Norway in the 2024 ranking

• Switzerland — 82nd of 217: 8
• Burkina Faso — 83rd of 217: 7.92
• Canada — 84th of 217: 7.9
• Equatorial Guinea — 86th of 217: 7.85
• Haiti — 87th of 217: 7.8
• Sri Lanka — 88th of 217: 7.8

What this measures

Crude death rate indicates the number of deaths occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.

Limitations: Vital registers are the preferred source for these data, but in many developing countries systems for registering births and deaths are absent or incomplete because of deficiencies in the coverage of events or geographic areas. Many developing countries carry out special household surveys that ask respondents about recent births and deaths. Estimates derived in this way are subject to sampling errors and recall errors.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 65 values

Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) in nearby economies

• Albania — 8.46 (2024)
• Andorra — 6.14 (2024)
• Armenia — 8.4 (2024)
• Austria — 9.6 (2024)
• Azerbaijan — 5.8 (2024)
• Belarus — 13.14 (2024)
• Belgium — 9.5 (2024)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 13.52 (2024)
• Bulgaria — 15.6 (2024)
• Channel Islands — 10.4 (2024)
• Croatia

More health data for Norway

• Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 4.81% (2025)
• Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 4.98% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female — 434,827 (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 15.63% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male — 458,643 (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 16.22% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, total — 893,470 (2025)
• Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 15.92% (2025)
• Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) — 5.19% (2025)
• Population ages 05-09, male (% of male population)

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Questions people ask

What is Norway's death rate, crude (per 1,000 people)?

7.9 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1960?

It is down 13.19% from 9.1 in 1960 (0.22% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 10.9 in 1990 and the lowest 7.5 in 2020.

How does Norway rank?

84th highest of 217 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) unusual for Norway?

In 2024, Norway's death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) did not change 0 on 2023 (from 7.9 to 7.9). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −0.1 and a typical year strayed about 0.24 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SP.DYN.CDRT.IN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division; Statistical databases and publications from national statistical offices, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); Demographic Statistics, Eurostat (ESTAT); Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), United… Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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