Norway - Intentional self-harm 2008

Suicides Norway 2008

Number of suicides increases in Norway

In 2008 around 505 suicides occurred in Norway, 20 more than in 2007. In Norway, on average, at least one suicide happens every year.

Norway reported 10.6 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, above the world average of 9.96 suicides per 100,000 people.

Of the 505 recorded suicide cases in 2008, 347 were men suicides and 158 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 14.6 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 34 homicides in Norway, the number of suicides far outnumber homicides. For every homicide there were 14.9 suicides.

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Date	Female suicides	Male suicides	Suicides	Female suicide rate	Male suicide rate	Suicide rate
2008	158	347	505	6.60	14.60	10.60
2007	149	336	485	6.30	14.30	10.30
2006	141	391	532	6.00	16.90	11.40
2005	173	360	533	7.40	15.70	11.50
2004	170	359	529	7.30	15.80	11.50
2003	128	374	502	5.60	16.50	11.00
2002	132	362	494	5.80	16.10	10.90
2001	138	411	549	6.10	18.40	12.20
2000	132	409	541	5.80	18.40	12.00
1999	153	430	583	6.80	19.50	13.10
1998	149	399	548	6.70	18.20	12.40
1997	146	387	533	6.60	17.80	12.10
1996	128	389	517	5.80	18.00	11.80
1995	137	411	548	6.20	19.10	12.60
1994	152	379	531	6.90	17.70	12.20
1993	141	449	590	6.50	21.10	13.70
1992	167	449	616	7.70	21.20	14.40
1991	176	499	675	8.20	23.70	15.80
1990	171	488	659	8.00	23.30	15.50
1989	179	481	660	8.40	23.00	15.60
1988	198	510	708	9.30	24.50	16.80
1987	163	486	649	7.70	23.50	15.50
1986	160	419	579	7.60	20.30	13.90
1985	156	428	584	7.40	20.80	14.10
1984	151	448	599	7.20	21.90	14.50
1983	169	433	602	8.10	21.20	14.60
1982	155	421	576	7.50	20.70	14.00
1981	135	388	523	6.50	19.10	12.80
1980	137	370	507	6.60	18.30	12.40
1979	146	348	494	7.10	17.20	12.10
1978	123	350	473	6.00	17.40	11.70
1977	120	340	460	5.90	16.90	11.40
1976	114	319	433	5.60	16.00	10.80
1975	112	283	395	5.60	14.20	9.90
1974	91	323	414	4.50	16.30	10.40
1973	85	258	343	4.30	13.10	8.70
1972	101	254	355	5.10	13.00	9.00
1971	79	238	317	4.00	12.30	8.10
1970	97	228	325	5.00	11.80	8.40
1969	64	250	314	3.30	13.10	8.20
1968	78	230	308	4.10	12.10	8.10
1967	66	199	265	3.50	10.60	7.00
1966	67	198	265	3.60	10.60	7.10
1965	67	219	286	3.60	11.80	7.70
1964	60	209	269	3.20	11.40	7.30
1963	78	216	294	4.20	11.80	8.00
1962	58	228	286	3.20	12.60	7.90
1961	50	190	240	2.80	10.60	6.60
1960	45	186	231	2.50	10.40	6.50

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