Number of under-five deaths, male in Norway
Norway: Number of under-five deaths, male was 73 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of under-five deaths, male in Norway, 1960–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
In 2024, number of under-five deaths, male in Norway stood at 73.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and down 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male in Norway peaked at 806 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 71, in 2023.
Norway ranks 159th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of under-five deaths, male in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 806 | — |
| 1961 | 785 | -2.6% |
| 1962 | 772 | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 756 | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 751 | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 743 | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 726 | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 701 | -3.4% |
| 1968 | 678 | -3.3% |
| 1969 | 661 | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 629 | -4.8% |
| 1971 | 598 | -4.9% |
| 1972 | 570 | -4.7% |
| 1973 | 530 | -7.0% |
| 1974 | 488 | -7.9% |
| 1975 | 443 | -9.2% |
| 1976 | 398 | -10.2% |
| 1977 | 357 | -10.3% |
| 1978 | 331 | -7.3% |
| 1979 | 314 | -5.1% |
| 1980 | 300 | -4.5% |
| 1981 | 291 | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 290 | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 290 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 292 | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 297 | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 303 | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 306 | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 309 | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 306 | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 294 | -3.9% |
| 1991 | 273 | -7.1% |
| 1992 | 249 | -8.8% |
| 1993 | 226 | -9.2% |
| 1994 | 209 | -7.5% |
| 1995 | 197 | -5.7% |
| 1996 | 188 | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 180 | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 173 | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 167 | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 164 | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 155 | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 145 | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 140 | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 135 | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 129 | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 126 | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 122 | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 119 | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 116 | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 112 | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 106 | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 101 | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 97 | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 93 | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 89 | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 87 | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 83 | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 78 | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 75 | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 73 | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 74 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 73 | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 71 | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 73 | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 737.9 | 661 | 806 | 10 |
| 1970s | 465.8 | 314 | 629 | 10 |
| 1980s | 298.4 | 290 | 309 | 10 |
| 1990s | 215.6 | 167 | 294 | 10 |
| 2000s | 135.1 | 116 | 164 | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.1 | 75 | 112 | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.8 | 71 | 74 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More education data for Norway
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 51,889 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, male in Norway?
- Number of under-five deaths, male in Norway was 73 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, male recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 806 in 1960.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 71 in 2023.
- How does Norway rank for number of under-five deaths, male?
- Norway ranks 159th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of under-five deaths, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male children dying before reaching age five.