‘Never So Few Lost’: Stillborn Deaths Lowest Ever
Since record-keeping began 50 years ago, Norway has seen a steady decline in child stillbirth death rates. Last year, Norway suffered 180 stillborn child-deaths; the…
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200 years since Karl Marx was born
Hundreds of spectators gathered in the city of Trier in Germany on Saturday to mark the 200th anniversary of Karl Marx and mark the unveiling…
There are fewer children born in Norway
4.2 percent fewer children were born in Norway in the first three quarters of last year, compared to the same period last year. The…
An Orangutang is born at the Animal Park in Kristiansand
For the second time an orangutan is born at Dyreparken in Kristiansand. The baby is most welcomed since they are listed a critically endangered animal…
The New Year’s baby was born in Oslo
Jenny Leonora Løvåsmoen came to the world nine minutes over midnight. Thus, the little girl is this year’s new year’s baby. Jenny was born…
Decline in fertility
A total of 58 900 children were born in 2016, almost the same as 2015. This gives a total fertility rate (TRF) for women of 1.71,…
Children born in November may also be entitled to day care
Minister Torbjørn Røe Isaksen suggests that any child who turns one year in November, should be entitled to day care in the autumn. According to…
New Year twins born in separate years
When the New Year arrived, two twins entered the world over the course of a few minutes in Arizona, U.S.A. The circumstances were such that…
At least four wolves born in Norway this year
69 and 73 wolves been counted in Norway and in the border territory so far this winter. At least four wolf are born within Norwegian…
700,000 immigrants in Norway
At the end of last year, there were nearly 700,000 immigrants and 150,000 Norwegian-born to immigrant parents registered as resident in Norway. This corresponds to…
Nearly 10 000 Syrian immigrants in Norway
At the beginning of 2016 there were 698 600 immigrants and 149 700 Norwegian-born to immigrant parents in Norway. The highest relative growth in 2015 was among…