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. 1997-2004
  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
             
2004 37 648 31.0 28 775 24.5 9 899 8.8
             
Sex            
Boys 20 414 32.7 15 753 26.1 5 295 9.2
Girls 17 175 29.1 12 989 22.7 4 560 8.4
Unknown 59 . 33 . 44 .
             
Age            
0 year  339 5.9  284 5.0  339 5.9
1 year  732 12.7  577 10.1  476 8.3
2 years 1 081 19.1  893 15.8  475 8.4
3 years 1 453 25.2 1 179 20.4  552 9.6
4 years 1 746 29.0 1 426 23.7  544 9.0
5 years 1 884 31.2 1 548 25.6  489 8.1
6 years 2 056 34.4 1 463 24.5  485 8.1
7 years 1 965 31.9 1 598 26.0  505 8.2
8 years 1 938 30.8 1 544 24.6  479 7.6
9 years 2 127 34.1 1 751 28.1  491 7.9
10 years 2 022 32.6 1 563 25.2  459 7.4
11 years 2 048 33.2 1 623 26.3  475 7.7
12 years 2 151 34.3 1 727 27.6  531 8.5
13 years 2 165 34.1 1 691 26.7  517 8.2
14 years 2 380 37.5 1 939 30.6  689 10.9
15 years 2 589 42.0 2 018 32.7  792 12.8
16 years 2 682 44.7 1 976 32.9  728 12.1
17 years 2 407 42.3 1 830 32.1  558 9.8
18 years 1 905 34.2 1 092 19.6  247 4.4
19 years 1 027 18.8  595 10.9 24 0.4
20 years  522 9.7  250 4.6 18 0.3
21 years  249 4.6  134 2.5 9 0.2
22 years  125 2.3 65 1.2 6 0.1
Unknown 55 . 9 . 11 .

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