In 1990 around 659 suicides occurred in Norway, 1 less than in 1989. In Norway, on average, at least one suicide happens every year.
Norway reported 15.5 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, above the world average of 14.95 suicides per 100,000 people.
Norway, has a relatively low rate of suicide per inhabitants.
Of the 659 recorded suicide cases in 1990, 488 were men suicides and 171 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 23.3 per 100,000 men and for women 8 per 100,000 female.
Statistics show that in 2014, suicides were the main cause of unnatural death in the world. In Norway suicide also is one of the leading causes of unnatural death. By comparison, there were 47 homicides in Norway, the number of suicides far outnumber homicides. For every homicide there were 14 suicides.
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