Probability of dying in infancy, by sex in Norway
Norway: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex was 0.2% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.2%
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
227th
of 236 countries
All-time high
10.7%
in 1862
All-time low
0.1%
in 2020
Years of data
178
1846–2023
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex in Norway, 1846–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for probability of dying in infancy, by sex in Norway is 0.2%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 43.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying in infancy, by sex in Norway peaked at 10.7% in 1862 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2020.
That places Norway 227th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex in Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1846 | 10.2% | — |
| 1847 | 10.6% | +3.7% |
| 1848 | 10.3% | -2.0% |
| 1849 | 8.8% | -14.8% |
| 1850 | 8.4% | -4.9% |
| 1851 | 8.6% | +3.1% |
| 1852 | 9.9% | +14.0% |
| 1853 | 8.6% | -12.6% |
| 1854 | 8.1% | -5.5% |
| 1855 | 8.3% | +1.6% |
| 1856 | 8.3% | +0.1% |
| 1857 | 8.3% | +0.5% |
| 1858 | 8.2% | -1.1% |
| 1859 | 8.6% | +5.0% |
| 1860 | 8.2% | -4.5% |
| 1861 | 10.3% | +24.9% |
| 1862 | 10.7% | +4.3% |
| 1863 | 9.7% | -9.5% |
| 1864 | 8.7% | -10.1% |
| 1865 | 8.9% | +1.5% |
| 1866 | 8.4% | -5.0% |
| 1867 | 9.3% | +10.2% |
| 1868 | 10.2% | +10.1% |
| 1869 | 9.0% | -11.8% |
| 1870 | 8.5% | -6.2% |
| 1871 | 8.1% | -4.7% |
| 1872 | 8.7% | +8.5% |
| 1873 | 8.9% | +2.4% |
| 1874 | 9.8% | +9.3% |
| 1875 | 10.1% | +3.0% |
| 1876 | 9.4% | -7.0% |
| 1877 | 9.0% | -3.6% |
| 1878 | 8.6% | -4.5% |
| 1879 | 7.4% | -13.7% |
| 1880 | 8.2% | +9.9% |
| 1881 | 8.3% | +1.2% |
| 1882 | 9.5% | +14.8% |
| 1883 | 8.1% | -14.3% |
| 1884 | 8.3% | +2.1% |
| 1885 | 7.8% | -6.5% |
| 1886 | 7.8% | +0.7% |
| 1887 | 7.6% | -2.5% |
| 1888 | 8.2% | +6.9% |
| 1889 | 9.2% | +13.2% |
| 1890 | 8.3% | -10.0% |
| 1891 | 8.2% | -1.3% |
| 1892 | 8.5% | +3.1% |
| 1893 | 7.6% | -10.7% |
| 1894 | 8.5% | +12.2% |
| 1895 | 8.0% | -5.1% |
| 1896 | 8.0% | -1.0% |
| 1897 | 7.8% | -1.5% |
| 1898 | 7.4% | -6.1% |
| 1899 | 8.5% | +15.6% |
| 1900 | 7.4% | -13.2% |
| 1901 | 7.4% | +0.6% |
| 1902 | 6.1% | -17.8% |
| 1903 | 6.4% | +4.9% |
| 1904 | 5.9% | -7.7% |
| 1905 | 6.7% | +14.0% |
| 1906 | 5.7% | -15.9% |
| 1907 | 5.3% | -6.4% |
| 1908 | 6.2% | +17.5% |
| 1909 | 6.0% | -4.1% |
| 1910 | 5.5% | -7.9% |
| 1911 | 5.2% | -5.2% |
| 1912 | 5.5% | +6.2% |
| 1913 | 5.1% | -7.2% |
| 1914 | 5.6% | +8.0% |
| 1915 | 5.4% | -2.8% |
| 1916 | 5.3% | -1.8% |
| 1917 | 5.2% | -1.0% |
| 1918 | 5.6% | +5.9% |
| 1919 | 4.9% | -12.4% |
| 1920 | 4.9% | +1.2% |
| 1921 | 4.2% | -15.5% |
| 1922 | 4.4% | +4.4% |
| 1923 | 4.0% | -7.9% |
| 1924 | 4.0% | -0.7% |
| 1925 | 4.0% | -0.4% |
| 1926 | 4.0% | -0.4% |
| 1927 | 3.8% | -4.4% |
| 1928 | 4.0% | +5.4% |
| 1929 | 4.1% | +3.3% |
| 1930 | 3.7% | -9.4% |
| 1931 | 3.5% | -7.3% |
| 1932 | 3.8% | +11.5% |
| 1933 | 3.6% | -7.5% |
| 1934 | 3.3% | -6.9% |
| 1935 | 3.4% | +3.0% |
| 1936 | 3.6% | +4.2% |
| 1937 | 3.5% | -0.4% |
| 1938 | 2.9% | -17.2% |
| 1939 | 3.0% | +1.2% |
| 1940 | 3.1% | +5.5% |
| 1941 | 3.4% | +9.8% |
| 1942 | 3.3% | -4.9% |
| 1943 | 3.0% | -9.5% |
| 1944 | 3.1% | +4.3% |
| 1945 | 3.1% | +1.2% |
| 1946 | 2.8% | -9.5% |
| 1947 | 2.4% | -13.5% |
| 1948 | 2.4% | -3.3% |
| 1949 | 2.2% | -8.5% |
| 1950 | 2.1% | -0.9% |
| 1951 | 2.0% | -5.1% |
| 1952 | 2.1% | +3.2% |
| 1953 | 1.7% | -17.7% |
| 1954 | 1.7% | -1.5% |
| 1955 | 1.7% | -1.6% |
| 1956 | 1.7% | -0.4% |
| 1957 | 1.6% | -1.8% |
| 1958 | 1.7% | +3.5% |
| 1959 | 1.5% | -12.5% |
| 1960 | 1.5% | +3.6% |
| 1961 | 1.5% | -5.1% |
| 1962 | 1.4% | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 1.4% | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 1.5% | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 1.4% | -4.0% |
| 1966 | 1.2% | -17.5% |
| 1967 | 1.2% | +3.8% |
| 1968 | 1.2% | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 1.1% | -4.1% |
| 1970 | 1.0% | -14.2% |
| 1971 | 1.0% | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.9% | -5.6% |
| 1973 | 0.9% | -4.5% |
| 1974 | 0.8% | -11.5% |
| 1975 | 0.9% | +9.0% |
| 1976 | 0.9% | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 0.7% | -19.9% |
| 1978 | 0.8% | +7.6% |
| 1979 | 0.7% | -10.9% |
| 1980 | 0.7% | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 0.6% | -8.4% |
| 1982 | 0.7% | +10.7% |
| 1983 | 0.7% | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 0.8% | +21.3% |
| 1985 | 0.7% | -20.0% |
| 1986 | 0.7% | +8.8% |
| 1987 | 0.8% | +6.5% |
| 1988 | 0.7% | -7.1% |
| 1989 | 0.7% | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 0.6% | -19.0% |
| 1991 | 0.6% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.5% | -8.7% |
| 1993 | 0.4% | -15.9% |
| 1994 | 0.5% | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 0.3% | -31.4% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | +14.3% |
| 1997 | 0.4% | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 0.3% | -9.2% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | -13.9% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -8.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +10.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -26.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +14.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -31.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +27.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +26.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -18.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +13.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -22.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -20.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +32.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -11.9% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 10.0% | 8.8% | 10.6% | 4 |
| 1850s | 8.5% | 8.1% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 1860s | 9.3% | 8.2% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 1870s | 8.9% | 7.4% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 1880s | 8.3% | 7.6% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 1890s | 8.1% | 7.4% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 1900s | 6.3% | 5.3% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 1910s | 5.3% | 4.9% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 1920s | 4.1% | 3.8% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 1930s | 3.4% | 2.9% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.9% | 2.2% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.8% | 1.5% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying in infancy, by sex in Norway?
- Probability of dying in infancy, by sex in Norway was 0.2% in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest probability of dying in infancy, by sex recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 1862.
- What is the lowest probability of dying in infancy, by sex recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2020.
- How does Norway rank for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
- Norway ranks 227th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is probability of dying in infancy, by sex rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Probability of dying in infancy, by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.