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.1997-2003
  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
             
2003 36 010 29.8 27 345 23.3 9 443 8.4
             
Sex            
Boys 19 540 31.5 14 939 24.7 4 955 8.6
Girls 16 338 27.8 12 335 21.6 4 399 8.1
Unknown  132 . 71 . 89 .
             
Age            
0 year  311 5.5  257 4.5  310 5.5
1 year  738 13.1  578 10.3  463 8.2
2 years 1 069 18.6  867 15.0  479 8.3
3 years 1 434 23.9 1 136 18.9  553 9.2
4 years 1 660 27.5 1 350 22.4  500 8.3
5 years 1 873 31.4 1 549 26.0  532 8.9
6 years 1 958 31.9 1 444 23.5  417 6.8
7 years 1 814 28.9 1 424 22.7  408 6.5
8 years 1 988 32.0 1 592 25.6  489 7.9
9 years 1 943 31.4 1 518 24.5  509 8.2
10 years 2 004 32.6 1 541 25.0  439 7.1
11 years 2 000 32.0 1 564 25.0  469 7.5
12 years 2 031 32.1 1 612 25.5  474 7.5
13 years 2 129 33.7 1 662 26.3  478 7.6
14 years 2 152 35.0 1 711 27.8  638 10.4
15 years 2 428 40.6 1 880 31.5  766 12.8
16 years 2 456 43.4 1 817 32.1  648 11.4
17 years 2 234 40.3 1 686 30.4  533 9.6
18 years 1 879 . 1 105 .  275 .
19 years  973 .  566 . 29 .
20 years  521 .  279 . 16 .
21 years  244 .  146 . 10 .
22 years  113 . 56 . 4 .
Unknown 58 . 5 . 4 .

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