Norway - Intentional self-harm

In 2000 occurred 541 suicides in Norway. This year, 42 fewer people committed suicide than in 1999. In Norway, on average, at least one suicide happens every day.

Norway had 12 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, above the world average of 10.98 suicides per 100,000 people.

Of the 541 recorded suicide cases in 2000, 409 were men suicides and 132 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 18.4 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 48 homicides in Norway, the number of suicides far outnumber homicides. For every homicide there were 11.3 suicides.

Related data:

• Homicides in Norway
• Norway economy
• Country suicides ranking