Norway - Intentional self-harm 1979

Suicides Norway 1979

Number of suicides increases in Norway

In 1979 around 494 suicides occurred in Norway, 21 more than in 1978. In Norway, on average, at least one suicide happens every year.

Norway reported 12.1 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, less than the average suicide in the world, of 13.17 self-harm per 100.000 people.

Norway, has a relatively low rate of suicide per inhabitants.

Of the 494 recorded suicide cases in 1979, 348 were men suicides and 146 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 17.2 per 100,000 men and for women 7.1 per 100,000 female.

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Date	Female suicides	Male suicides	Suicides	Female suicide rate	Male suicide rate	Suicide rate
1979	146	348	494	7.10	17.20	12.10
1978	123	350	473	6.00	17.40	11.70
1977	120	340	460	5.90	16.90	11.40
1976	114	319	433	5.60	16.00	10.80
1975	112	283	395	5.60	14.20	9.90
1974	91	323	414	4.50	16.30	10.40
1973	85	258	343	4.30	13.10	8.70
1972	101	254	355	5.10	13.00	9.00
1971	79	238	317	4.00	12.30	8.10
1970	97	228	325	5.00	11.80	8.40
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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