Probability of dying that year, among females in Norway
Norway: Probability of dying that year, among females 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 that year, among females 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
In 2023, probability of dying that year, among females in Norway stood at 0.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 43.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying that year, among females in Norway peaked at 10.7% in 1862 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2020.
Norway ranks 227th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Probability of dying that year, among females 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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More gender data for Norway
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 850.35 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9674 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,879 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,879 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.5298 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 26,013 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 27,570 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 26,104 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 27,639 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 26,158 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying that year, among females in Norway?
- Probability of dying that year, among females 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 that year, among females recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 1862.
- What is the lowest probability of dying that year, among females recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2020.
- How does Norway rank for probability of dying that year, among females?
- Norway ranks 227th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is probability of dying that year, among females 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 that year, among females. 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.