Self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by sex … birth in Norway
Norway: Self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by sex … birth was 6.3 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by sex, age, main in Norway, 2009–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by sex, age, main in Norway is 6.3, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.9% on the previous year and up 110.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by sex, age, main in Norway peaked at 8.5 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2012.
That places Norway 13th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by sex … birth in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 5.5 | — |
| 2010 | 1.9 | -65.5% |
| 2011 | 3 | +57.9% |
| 2012 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 2013 | 4 | +300.0% |
| 2014 | 2.9 | -27.5% |
| 2015 | 3 | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 2.9 | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 2.5 | -13.8% |
| 2018 | 3.9 | +56.0% |
| 2019 | 2.7 | -30.8% |
| 2020 | 2.9 | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 6.1 | +110.3% |
| 2022 | 6.1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5.2 | -14.8% |
| 2024 | 8.5 | +63.5% |
| 2025 | 6.3 | -25.9% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 6.3 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.3, 1.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Norway's 6.3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.9, 1.6× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by sex … birth in Norway changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +300.0% | 1 | 4 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1 |
| 2010s | 2.78 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.85 | 2.9 | 8.5 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 10 Greece 7.9 compare
- 10 Netherlands 7.9 compare
- 10 Netherlands 7.9 compare
- 14 Sweden 6.2 compare
- 15 Iceland 6.1 compare
- 16 North Macedonia 5.6 compare
- 16 North Macedonia 5.6 compare
More population data for Norway
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.2322 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -4.32 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.2322 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.1866 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 6,368 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.6612 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.1496 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.231 (2100)
- Population density 14.86 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 224,990 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by sex, age, main in Norway?
- Self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by sex, age, main in Norway was 6.3 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by sex, age, main recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 8.5 in 2024.
- What is the lowest self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by sex, age, main recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2012.
- How does Norway rank for self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by sex, age, main?
- Norway ranks 13th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by sex, age, main rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 110.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by sex, age, main reason declared and groups of country of birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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