Statistics Norway

Child welfare

6   Children under protection during the year, at the end of the year and new cases of children placed under protection. Figures for sex and age. Absolute figures and per 1 000 children 0-17 years.1997-2002
  During the year At the end of the year New cases
  Absolute figures Per 1 000 Absolute figures Per 1 000 Absolute figures Per 1 000
1997 29 584 26.8 22 481 20.9 8 105 7.7
1998 30 150 26.9 23 462 21.4 7 981 7.5
1999 30 757 26.8 23 810 21.2 7 986 7.4
2000 31 905 27.4 24 817 21.8 8 583 7.8
2001 33 312 28.3 25 892 22.5 8 933 8.2
             
2002 34 362 28.8 26 354 22.7 8 855 8.0
             
Sex            
Boys 18 757 30.7 14 446 24.2 4 684 8.3
Girls 15 380 26.4 11 755 20.8 4 022 7.5
Unknown  225 .  153 .  149 .
             
Age            
0 year  335 6.0  261 4.7  320 5.8
1 year  726 12.7  566 9.9  469 8.2
2 years 1 047 17.5  852 14.2  523 8.7
3 years 1 362 22.6 1 104 18.3  505 8.4
4 years 1 599 26.9 1 320 22.2  510 8.6
5 years 1 850 30.3 1 543 25.2  537 8.8
6 years 1 902 30.4 1 375 22.0  438 7.0
7 years 1 839 29.7 1 471 23.8  430 6.9
8 years 1 786 29.0 1 430 23.2  419 6.8
9 years 1 943 31.7 1 568 25.6  442 7.2
10 years 1 933 31.0 1 498 24.1  445 7.1
11 years 1 964 31.2 1 528 24.2  451 7.2
12 years 2 018 32.0 1 617 25.6  467 7.4
13 years 1 892 30.9 1 478 24.1  414 6.8
14 years 2 067 34.7 1 628 27.3  549 9.2
15 years 2 262 40.1 1 781 31.6  648 11.5
16 years 2 270 41.2 1 696 30.8  575 10.4
17 years 2 199 40.8 1 655 30.7  480 8.9
18 years 1 715 . 1 026 .  199 .
19 years  866 .  547 . 15 .
20 years  431 .  255 . 4 .
21 years  198 .  116 . 2 .
22 years  103 . 28 . 4 .
Unknown 55 . 11 . 9 .

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