In 1988 around 708 suicides occurred in Norway, 59 more than in 1987. In Norway, on average, at least one suicide happens every year.
Norway reported 16.8 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, above the world average of 15.07 suicides per 100,000 people.
Norway, has a relatively low rate of suicide per inhabitants.
Of the 708 recorded suicide cases in 1988, 510 were men suicides and 198 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 24.5 per 100,000 men and for women 9.3 per 100,000 female.
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