Health in Trondheim, Norway: official figures
Trondheim counted 9.9 man-years of municipal doctors (GPs, emergency and nursing-home doctors) for every 10,000 people in 2025, the lowest among Norway's three largest cities, down from 10.0 in 2024.
How much is spent on health care in Trondheim?
In 2025 the municipalities of Trondheim spent NOK 30,722 per inhabitant on health and care, the lowest among Norway's three largest cities, up from NOK 30,128 in 2024.
Source: Statistics Norway (SSB) · saved copyHow many people work in health and care in Trondheim?
Municipal health and care services in Trondheim employed 257.1 full-time equivalents per 10,000 residents in 2025, the 2nd highest among Norway's three largest cities and below the national figure of 325.2.
Source: Statistics Norway (SSB) · saved copyHow many elderly people get home care in Trondheim?
20.8% of residents aged 80 and over in Trondheim received home-based care services in 2025, below the national figure of 24.8% (the lowest among Norway's three largest cities).
Source: Statistics Norway (SSB) · saved copyHow many elderly people live in nursing homes in Trondheim?
12.0% of people aged 80 and over in Trondheim were living in a nursing home or other care institution in 2025, above the national figure of 9.0%; that is the 2nd highest among Norway's three largest cities.
Source: Statistics Norway (SSB) · saved copyDo public health nurses visit newborns at home in Trondheim?
Public health nurses visited 86.7% of newborn babies at home in Trondheim in 2025, below the national figure of 88.9%; that is the 2nd highest among Norway's three largest cities.
Source: Statistics Norway (SSB) · saved copyHow many physiotherapists are there in Trondheim?
Trondheim had 10.6 physiotherapist man-years per 10,000 residents in 2025, above the national figure of 9.5.
Source: Statistics Norway (SSB) · saved copyHow much doctor time do nursing home residents get in Trondheim?
Nursing-home residents in Trondheim had on average 0.94 hours of doctor time per week each in 2025, above the national figure of 0.70.
Source: Statistics Norway (SSB) · saved copyAre nursing homes private in Trondheim?
Private providers ran 8.7% of the beds in care institutions in Trondheim in 2025, against 8.7% nationally.
Source: Statistics Norway (SSB) · saved copyHow many school nurses are there in Trondheim?
Health centres and school health services in Trondheim had 41.1 man-years per 10,000 children and young people aged 0 to 20 in 2025, below the national figure of 54.7.
Source: Statistics Norway (SSB) · saved copyWhat is the infant mortality rate in Trondheim?
The infant mortality rate was 1.2 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2021.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die young in Trondheim?
Of 1,989 deaths in Trondheim in 2021, 300 (15%) were of people under 65.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many road deaths are there in Trondheim?
1 people were killed in road accidents in Trondheim in 2021.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow Trondheim compares with other cities in Norway
Municipal doctor man-years per 10,000 residents (2025)
Trondheim ranks 3 of 3, highest first.
Source: Statistics Norway (SSB) · saved copyGross municipal spending on health and care per resident (NOK) (2025)
Trondheim ranks 3 of 3, highest first.
| Rank | City | Gross municipal spending on health and care per resident (NOK) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bergen | NOK 37,714 |
| 2 | Oslo | NOK 31,756 |
| 3 | Trondheim | NOK 30,722 |
Full-time equivalents in municipal health and care per 10,000 residents (2025)
Trondheim ranks 2 of 3, highest first.
| Rank | City | Full-time equivalents in municipal health and care per 10,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bergen | 318.2 |
| 2 | Trondheim | 257.1 |
| 3 | Oslo | 247.4 |
Residents aged 80 and over living in institutions such as nursing homes (%) (2025)
Trondheim ranks 2 of 3, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents aged 80 and over living in institutions such as nursing homes (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bergen | 12.2% |
| 2 | Trondheim | 12.0% |
| 3 | Oslo | 10.4% |
Newborns visited at home by a public health nurse (%) (2025)
Trondheim ranks 2 of 3, highest first.
Source: Statistics Norway (SSB) · saved copyInfant deaths per 1,000 live births (2021)
Trondheim ranks 3 of 3, highest first.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore on Trondheim: overview · poverty and living standards · all cities in Norway
Sources
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_cfermor: Urban Audit: fertility and mortality (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 bd2b301d78c2…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_ctran: Urban Audit: transport (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 c4e74aa07496…)
- Statistics Norway (SSB): Table 12209: Selected key figures for municipal health and care services by county and municipality (KOSTRA), 2015-2025, read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 557815baf4f9…)
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