Table 1.
Annual rates of change 2005–2014 and years until each county reaches the 2014-level of the best performing county
| Risk of death ages 0–4 years (5q0) | Risk of death ages 5–49 years (45q5) | Risk of death ages 50–69 years (20q50) | Life expectancy | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly rate of change (in 10− 4) | Years to catch-upa | Years to catch-upb | Yearly rate of change (in 10− 4) | Years to catch-upa | Years to catch-upb | Yearly rate of change (in 10− 4) | Years to catch-upa | Years to catch-upb | Yearly rate of change (in 10−4) | Years to catch-upa | Years to catch-upb | |
| Aust-Agder | −3.50 | 5 | 5 | −6.91 | 30 | 11 | −52.19 | 7 | 7 | 0.27 | 9 | 8 |
| Akershus | −0.57 | 44 | 6 | −8.76 | 7 | 3 | −15.63 | 7 | 3 | 0.17 | 4 | 3 |
| Buskerud | −1.07 | Ref.c | Ref.c | −14.46 | 11 | 9 | −17.98 | 16 | 6 | 0.25 | 5 | 5 |
| Finnmark | 1.90 | N/Ad | 13 | −19.27 | 9 | 9 | −3.65 | 167 | 12 | 0.12 | 32 | 14 |
| Hedmark | −2.24 | 4 | 3 | 0.47 | N/Ad | 8 | −23.83 | 17 | 8 | 0.16 | 14 | 8 |
| Hordaland | −1.81 | 18 | 8 | −4.22 | 29 | 7 | −12.67 | 15 | 4 | 0.13 | 7 | 3 |
| Møre og Romsdal | −0.63 | 40 | 6 | −9.65 | 5 | 3 | −21.16 | Ref.c | Ref.c | 0.17 | 2 | 1 |
| Nordland | −0.11 | 336 | 9 | 2.07 | N/Ad | 6 | −22.74 | 10 | 5 | 0.12 | 12 | 5 |
| Nord-Trøndelag | −2.49 | 6 | 4 | −3.83 | 21 | 5 | −13.29 | 19 | 5 | 0.16 | 9 | 6 |
| Oppland | 0.90 | N/Ad | 9 | −11.87 | 12 | 8 | −16.44 | 18 | 6 | 0.14 | 16 | 8 |
| Oslo | −1.92 | 12 | 6 | −10.70 | 9 | 5 | −27.49 | 12 | 7 | 0.28 | 4 | 4 |
| Østfold | −2.16 | 5 | 3 | −8.64 | 16 | 8 | −22.38 | 15 | 7 | 0.18 | 12 | 8 |
| Rogaland | 0.02 | N/Ad | 7 | −9.43 | 6 | 3 | −23.73 | 10 | 5 | 0.16 | 4 | 3 |
| Sogn og Fjordane | −2.52 | 1 | 1 | −13.25 | Ref.c | Ref.c | −3.92 | 39 | 3 | 0.16 | Ref.c | Ref.c |
| Sør-Trøndelag | −1.11 | 6 | 2 | −8.00 | 12 | 5 | −17.09 | 14 | 5 | 0.21 | 5 | 4 |
| Telemark | −3.88 | 6 | 6 | −9.49 | 11 | 6 | −10.23 | 30 | 6 | 0.20 | 9 | 7 |
| Troms | −4.19 | 2 | 2 | −13.13 | 6 | 5 | −31.41 | 5 | 3 | 0.28 | 5 | 5 |
| Vest-Agder | −0.10 | 350 | 9 | −12.18 | 8 | 5 | −38.33 | 4 | 3 | 0.23 | 3 | 3 |
| Vestfold | −1.34 | 19 | 6 | −11.05 | 13 | 8 | −29.07 | 8 | 4 | 0.23 | 7 | 6 |
| Norway | −1.31 | 17 | 6 | −8.82 | 12 | 6 | −21.18 | 11 | 5 | 0.19 | 7 | 5 |
aYears until the county reaches the level of the best performing county in 2014 if the counties’ yearly rates of change remain unchanged
bYears until the county reaches the level of the best performing county in 2014 if the yearly rate of reduction is equal to the best performing county’s rate of reduction
cThe reference county is the best performing county in 2014
dN/A: Not applicable because of positive rate of change