Health in Møre og Romsdal (Vestlandet, Norway): official figures
Møre og Romsdal county counted 14.2 man-years of municipal doctors (GPs, emergency and nursing-home doctors) for every 10,000 people in 2025, the joint 5th highest among Norway's 15 counties, down from 14.6 in 2024.
How much is spent on health care in Møre og Romsdal?
In 2025 the municipalities of Møre og Romsdal county spent NOK 45,924 per inhabitant on health and care, the 5th highest among Norway's 15 counties, up from NOK 43,497 in 2024.
Source: Statistics Norway (SSB) · saved copyHow many people work in health and care in Møre og Romsdal?
Municipal health and care services in Møre og Romsdal county employed 385.8 full-time equivalents per 10,000 residents in 2025, the 5th highest among Norway's 15 counties and above the national figure of 325.2.
Source: Statistics Norway (SSB) · saved copyHow many elderly people get home care in Møre og Romsdal?
27.2% of residents aged 80 and over in Møre og Romsdal county received home-based care services in 2025, above the national figure of 24.8% (the 6th highest among Norway's 15 counties).
Source: Statistics Norway (SSB) · saved copyHow many elderly people live in nursing homes in Møre og Romsdal?
8.6% of people aged 80 and over in Møre og Romsdal county were living in a nursing home or other care institution in 2025, below the national figure of 9.0%; that is the 6th lowest among Norway's 15 counties.
Source: Statistics Norway (SSB) · saved copyDo public health nurses visit newborns at home in Møre og Romsdal?
Public health nurses visited 88.8% of newborn babies at home in Møre og Romsdal county in 2025, below the national figure of 88.9%; that is the 5th lowest among Norway's 15 counties.
Source: Statistics Norway (SSB) · saved copyHow many physiotherapists are there in Møre og Romsdal?
Møre og Romsdal county had 9.6 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 Møre og Romsdal?
Nursing-home residents in Møre og Romsdal county had on average 0.54 hours of doctor time per week each in 2025, below the national figure of 0.70.
Source: Statistics Norway (SSB) · saved copyAre nursing homes private in Møre og Romsdal?
Private providers ran 0.0% of the beds in care institutions in Møre og Romsdal county in 2025, against 8.7% nationally.
Source: Statistics Norway (SSB) · saved copyHow many school nurses are there in Møre og Romsdal?
Health centres and school health services in Møre og Romsdal county had 58.1 man-years per 10,000 children and young people aged 0 to 20 in 2025, above the national figure of 54.7.
Source: Statistics Norway (SSB) · saved copyHow Møre og Romsdal compares with other counties in Norway
Municipal doctor man-years per 10,000 residents (2025)
Møre og Romsdal ranks 6 of 15, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Municipal doctor man-years per 10,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Nordland/Nordlánnda | 16.3 |
| 4 | Innlandet | 14.3 |
| 5 | Vestland | 14.2 |
| 6 | Møre og Romsdal | 14.2 |
| 7 | Agder | 13.8 |
| 8 | Telemark | 13.7 |
| 9 | Buskerud | 13.0 |
Gross municipal spending on health and care per resident (NOK) (2025)
Møre og Romsdal ranks 5 of 15, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Gross municipal spending on health and care per resident (NOK) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Nordland/Nordlánnda | NOK 49,950 |
| 3 | Innlandet | NOK 47,441 |
| 4 | Troms/Romsa/Tromssa | NOK 47,437 |
| 5 | Møre og Romsdal | NOK 45,924 |
| 6 | Telemark | NOK 45,879 |
| 7 | Vestland | NOK 42,761 |
| 8 | Agder | NOK 39,278 |
Full-time equivalents in municipal health and care per 10,000 residents (2025)
Møre og Romsdal ranks 5 of 15, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Full-time equivalents in municipal health and care per 10,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Innlandet | 410.6 |
| 3 | Nordland/Nordlánnda | 406.9 |
| 4 | Troms/Romsa/Tromssa | 403.2 |
| 5 | Møre og Romsdal | 385.8 |
| 6 | Telemark | 378.8 |
| 7 | Vestfold | 364.3 |
| 8 | Vestland | 350.0 |
Residents aged 80 and over living in institutions such as nursing homes (%) (2025)
Møre og Romsdal ranks 10 of 15, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Residents aged 80 and over living in institutions such as nursing homes (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Innlandet | 8.8% |
| 8 | Telemark | 8.7% |
| 9 | Nordland/Nordlánnda | 8.7% |
| 10 | Møre og Romsdal | 8.6% |
| 11 | Akershus | 8.2% |
| 12 | Østfold | 7.8% |
| 13 | Agder | 7.7% |
Newborns visited at home by a public health nurse (%) (2025)
Møre og Romsdal ranks 11 of 15, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Newborns visited at home by a public health nurse (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Telemark | 91.6% |
| 9 | Trøndelag/Trööndelage | 91.0% |
| 10 | Østfold | 89.7% |
| 11 | Møre og Romsdal | 88.8% |
| 12 | Rogaland | 87.4% |
| 13 | Oslo | 85.8% |
| 14 | Nordland/Nordlánnda | 84.1% |
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Sources
- 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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