In 1997 around 533 suicides occurred in Norway, 16 more than in 1996. 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 14.89 self-harm per 100.000 people.
Norway, has a relatively low rate of suicide per inhabitants.
Of the 533 recorded suicide cases in 1997, 387 were men suicides and 146 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 17.8 per 100,000 men and for women 6.6 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 38 homicides in Norway, the number of suicides far outnumber homicides. For every homicide there were 14 suicides.
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