Norway
Indicators are explained below the map.
Numbers in green = better than EU average; red = worse than EU average.
Indicator | Average |
Life expectancy | Men: 81.6 years |
Women: 84.9 years | |
Self-perceived health | Low education level: 68.7% |
Medium education level: 72.1% | |
High education level: 82.6% | |
Access to health care services | Low education level: 1% |
Medium education level: 0.6% | |
High education level: 0.8% |
Inter-regional inequalities
Life expectancy | lowest: Hedmark og Oppland, 81.7 years |
highest: Oslo og Akershus / Vestlandet, 83.4 years | |
At risk of poverty or social exclusion | lowest: Agder og Rogaland, 8.4% |
highest: Trøndelag, 14.9% | |
Tertiary educational attainment | lowest: Hedmark og Oppland, 33.0% |
highest: Oslo og Akershus, 53.8% |
Main Links
Statistisk sentralbyrå – Statistics Norway
EuroHealthNet partners working on health inequalities
Norwegian Directorate of Health
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Faculty of Social and Educational Sciences
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Resources from and about Norway
Find resources from and about Norway in our health inequalities database.