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Norway

Selected basic statistics

Indicator Year Value
% of population aged 0-14 years 2010 19
% of population aged 65+ years 2010 15
Crude death rate per 1000 population 2010 8
Estimated infant mortality per 1000 live births (World Health Report) 2009 3
Estimated life expectancy, (World Health Report) 2009 81
Hospital beds per 100000 2009 335
Infant deaths per 1000 live births 2010 3
Life expectancy at birth, in years 2010 81
Life expectancy at birth, in years, female 2010 83
Life expectancy at birth, in years, male 2010 79
Live births per 1000 population 2010 13
Mid-year population 2010 4889253
Physicians per 100000 2009 402
SDR all causes, all ages, per 100000 2010 531
SDR, diseases of circulatory system, all ages per 100000 2010 152
SDR, external cause injury and poison, all ages per 100000 2010 40
SDR, malignant neoplasms, all ages per 100000 2010 159
Total health expenditure as % of gross domestic product (GDP), WHO estimates 2009 10
Tuberculosis incidence per 100000 2010 6