Probability of dying, by age in Norway
Norway: Probability of dying, by age was 0.0018 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying, by age in Norway, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, probability of dying, by age in Norway stood at 0.0018. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying, by age in Norway peaked at 0.0039 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0018, in 2021.
Norway ranks 183rd of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0033 | 0.0027 | 0.0039 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0022 | 0.0019 | 0.0026 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0018 | 0.0018 | 0.0019 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying, by age in Norway?
- Probability of dying, by age in Norway was 0.0018 in 2021, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest probability of dying, by age recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0039 in 2000.
- What is the lowest probability of dying, by age recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0018 in 2021.
- How does Norway rank for probability of dying, by age?
- Norway ranks 183rd out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is probability of dying, by age rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Probability of dying, by age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The annual probability of death among people in a given age group, expressed as a fraction.