People reporting good or very good health in Norway
73.7% of people aged 16 or over in Norway rated their health as good or very good in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2019. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.
Norway, 2025
73.7%
Change from 2024
−0.5percentage points
European Union, 2025
67.9%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2025
66.9%
Position in 2025
8th of 31
People reporting good or very good health in Norway over time
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% of people aged 16 or over. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Norway | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 73.7% | 67.9% |
| 2024 | 74.2% | 68.4% |
| 2023 | 73.9% | 67.8% |
| 2022 | 73.9% | 67.7% |
| 2021 | 74.6%b (break in time series) | 69.0% |
| 2020 | 74.5% | 68.8% |
| 2019 | 72.7% | 68.6% |
| 2018 | 76.6% | 68.5%e (estimated) |
| 2017 | 77.4% | 68.9%e (estimated) |
| 2016 | 77.1% | 67.4%e (estimated) |
| 2015 | 78.3% | 66.7%e (estimated) |
| 2014 | 78.5% | 67.2%e (estimated) |
| 2013 | 76.0% | 66.4%e (estimated) |
| 2012 | 78.7% | 67.3%e (estimated) |
| 2011 | 73.2% | 66.6%e (estimated) |
| 2010 | 76.7% | 66.7%e (estimated) |
| 2009 | 76.5% | – |
| 2008 | 76.6% | – |
Flags: e estimated; b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.5 percentage points from 74.2% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 78.3%, the figure has changed by −4.6 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
- Among the 31 countries with data for 2025, Norway has the 8th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 67.9%.
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Life expectancy at birth
83.2 years
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Average life satisfaction
7.7 out of 10
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Infant mortality rate
2.1 per 1,000 live births
2024 · Eurostat
Hospital beds
320 per 100,000 people
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Practising physicians
507 per 100,000 people
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Health spending share of GDP
7.6%p (Provisional)
2022 · Eurostat