Norway - Intentional self-harm

By 1998, suicides in Norway increased by 15 people to at 548 suicides In Norway, on average, at least one suicide happens every day.

In Norway there were 12.4 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, less than the average suicide in the world, of 14.84 self-harm per 100.000 people.

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

Of the 548 recorded suicide cases in 1998, 399 were men suicides and 149 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 18.2 per 100,000 men and for women 6.7 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 14.4 suicides.

Related data:

• Homicides in Norway
• Norway economy
• Country suicides ranking