Australia vs Norway: Midwives — Health and social employment
Midwives — Health and social employment over time
- Australia
- Norway
How they compare
Australia currently reports 114.33 Per 1 000 live births against 94.22 Per 1 000 live births in Norway, a difference of 20.11 Per 1 000 live births.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times Norway's.
Across all 11 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 7th and Norway ranks 9th of 23 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 105.88 Per 1 000 live births | 76.37 Per 1 000 live births | 29.52 Per 1 000 live births | Australia |
| 2020s | 108.09 Per 1 000 live births | 91.94 Per 1 000 live births | 16.14 Per 1 000 live births | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher midwives — health and social employment, Australia or Norway?
- Australia, at 114.33 Per 1 000 live births against 94.22 Per 1 000 live births in Norway as of 2023.
- What is the difference in midwives — health and social employment between Australia and Norway?
- 20.11 Per 1 000 live births, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Norway?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Norway rank globally for midwives — health and social employment?
- Australia ranks 7th and Norway ranks 9th of 23 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Midwives — Health and social employment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset provides data on the number of midwives by status (ie. practising midwives, professionally active midwives, and midwives licenced to practice). Practising midwives provide services directly to patients. Professionally active midwives include practising and other (non-practising) midwives for whom their education is a prerequisite for the execution of the job. Midwives licensed to practice have acquired the requisite education and qualifications to be registered and/or legally licensed to practice midwifery. They include both practising and other (non-practising) midwives. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.