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Calcium Dashboard – Details by Country

Norway


Country Typology: Low disease risk, high intervention/policy environment

Health Data

Preterm Births:

  • Lancet Estimates: Preterm Birth Rate per 100 Live Births: 5.5 [5.3-5.8] 1
  • GBD Estimates: DALYS per 100,000 [CI]: 119 [91, 147] 2

Maternal Hypertensive Disorders - Preclampsia & Eclampsia Incidence: 3

  • % of Preeclampsia Cases: 3.80%
  • % of Eclampsia Cases: NR
  • % of Combined Preeclampsia and Eclampsia: NR

Maternal Hypertensive Disorders - DALYS & Deaths: 4

  • DALYs per 100,000: 3.23 [1.85, 5.34]
  • Deaths per 100,000: 0.01 [0.01, 0.01]

Bone Fractures Incidence Rate per 100,000 [CI]: 4438.7 [3913.3, 5078.9] 5

Diet and Food Supply

Calcium Intake: 974.8mg/day (374.1) 6

Apparent Calcium Intake: 1181.3 mg/day 7

Policies

Calcium Fortification:
No fortification policy

Antenatal Care Guidelines: 8

  • Supplementation Recommendation:
    No recommendation
  • Food-Based Recommendation:
    • Cow’s milk and dairy products
    • Fortified plant-based drinks
    • Seeds, nuts
    • Beans
    • Sardines
    • Leafy greens
    • Broccoli
    • Dried fruit

References:

1 Preterm Births - Lancet Estimates
Ohuma EO, Moller A-B, Bradley E, et al. National, regional, and global. estimates of preterm birth in 2020, with trends from 2010: a systematic analysis. Lancet 2023; 402: 1261–71.

2 Preterm Births - GBD Estimates
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Accessed 7/23/2025). For terms and conditions of use, please visit http://www.healthdata.org/about/terms-and-conditions

3 Maternal Hypertensive Disorders - Preclampsia & Eclampsia Incidence
Abel, M. H., Caspersen, I. H., Sengpiel, V., et al. (2020). Insufficient maternal iodine intake is associated with subfecundity, reduced foetal growth, and adverse pregnancy outcomes in the Norwegian Mother, Father and Child Cohort Study. BMC medicine, 18, 1-17.

4 Maternal Hypertensive Disorders - DALYS & Deaths
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Accessed 9/16/2024).

5 Bone Fractures
Global Burden of Disease Collaborative Network. Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 (GBD 2021). Seattle, United States: Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), 2022. Available from https://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-results/. (Accessed 7/18/2025).

6 Calcium Intake
Gustafsson, M. K.; Romundstad, P. R.; Stafne, S. N.; Helvik, A. S.; Stunes, A. K.; Mørkved, S.; Salvesen, KÅ; Thorsby, P. M.; Syversen, U. Alterations in the vitamin D endocrine system during pregnancy: A longitudinal study of 855 healthy Norwegian women. PLoS One 2018;13(4):e0195041

7 Apparent Calcium Intake
Updated for 2022 based on: Lividini, K., Masters, W.A. Tracing global flows of bioactive compounds from farm to fork in nutrient balance sheets can help guide intervention towards healthier food supplies. Nat Food 3, 703–715 (2022).

8 Antenatal Care Guidelines
Helsenorge. Dietary advice for pregnant women. February 2023. Accessed September 17, 2024. https://www.helsenorge.no/en/pregnancy-and-maternity-care-in-norway/dietary-advice-for-pregnant-women/