Norway - Intentional self-harm 1969

Suicides Norway 1969

Suicides increase in Norway

In 1969 occurred 314 suicides in Norway. This year, 6 more people committed suicide than in 1968.

Norway had 8.2 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, less than the average suicide in the world, of 11.58 self-harm per 100.000 people.

Norway has a low suicide rate compared to other countries.

Of the 314 recorded suicide cases in 1969, 250 were men suicides and 64 were women. Men have a high rate of death by suicide compared with women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 13.1 per 100,000 men and for women 3.3 per 100,000 female.

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Date	Female suicides	Male suicides	Suicides	Female suicide rate	Male suicide rate	Suicide rate
1969	64	250	314	3.30	13.10	8.20
1968	78	230	308	4.10	12.10	8.10
1967	66	199	265	3.50	10.60	7.00
1966	67	198	265	3.60	10.60	7.10
1965	67	219	286	3.60	11.80	7.70
1964	60	209	269	3.20	11.40	7.30
1963	78	216	294	4.20	11.80	8.00
1962	58	228	286	3.20	12.60	7.90
1961	50	190	240	2.80	10.60	6.60
1960	45	186	231	2.50	10.40	6.50

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