Norway vs Taiwan: Number of child deaths per woman
Norway
0.0046 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Taiwan
0.0049 under-five deaths per woman
in 2010
Norway rank
184th
Taiwan rank
181st
Number of child deaths per woman over time
- Norway
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 0.0049 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0046 under-five deaths per woman in Norway, a difference of 0.0003 under-five deaths per woman.
That makes Taiwan's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Taiwan ahead.
Norway ranks 184th and Taiwan ranks 181st of 200 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 1 and Taiwan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0283 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0648 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0365 under-five deaths per woman | Taiwan |
| 1980s | 0.0172 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0235 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0062 under-five deaths per woman | Taiwan |
| 1990s | 0.0119 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0148 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0029 under-five deaths per woman | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 0.0077 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0086 under-five deaths per woman | 0.001 under-five deaths per woman | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 0.0063 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0049 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0014 under-five deaths per woman | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths per woman, Norway or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 0.0049 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0046 under-five deaths per woman in Norway as of 2010.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths per woman between Norway and Taiwan?
- 0.0003 under-five deaths per woman, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Taiwan?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2010.
- How do Norway and Taiwan rank globally for number of child deaths per woman?
- Norway ranks 184th and Taiwan ranks 181st of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).