Norway - Intentional self-harm

In 1996 occurred 517 suicides in Norway. This year, 31 fewer people committed suicide than in 1995. In Norway, on average, at least one suicide happens every day.

Norway had 11.8 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, less than the average suicide in the world, of 15.06 self-harm per 100.000 people.

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

Of the 517 recorded suicide cases in 1996, 389 were men suicides and 128 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 18 per 100,000 men and for women 5.8 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 43 homicides in Norway, the number of suicides far outnumber homicides. For every homicide there were 12 suicides.

Related data:

• Homicides in Norway
• Norway economy
• Country suicides ranking