Statistics Norway

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.1997-2005
  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
             
2005 39 223 32.1 29 871 25.2 10 045 8.9
             
Sex            
Boys 21 222 33.8 16 329 26.8 5 313 9.2
Girls 17 913 30.1 13 498 23.4 4 668 8.5
Unknown 88 . 44 . 64 .
             
Age            
0 year  371 6.5  307 5.4  371 6.5
1 year  796 13.8  631 10.9  500 8.7
2 years 1 076 18.6  876 15.1  494 8.5
3 years 1 471 25.9 1 184 20.8  543 9.6
4 years 1 688 29.1 1 393 24.0  494 8.5
5 years 2 014 33.3 1 631 27.0  542 9.0
6 years 2 028 33.4 1 484 24.4  464 7.6
7 years 1 951 32.5 1 541 25.7  438 7.3
8 years 2 139 34.6 1 723 27.9  529 8.6
9 years 2 046 32.4 1 607 25.5  511 8.1
10 years 2 253 36.0 1 748 27.9  507 8.1
11 years 2 135 34.3 1 688 27.1  526 8.4
12 years 2 198 35.5 1 752 28.3  538 8.7
13 years 2 292 36.5 1 780 28.3  523 8.3
14 years 2 411 37.9 1 945 30.5  685 10.8
15 years 2 800 44.0 2 252 35.4  817 12.8
16 years 2 811 45.4 2 070 33.4  736 11.9
17 years 2 547 42.2 1 911 31.7  516 8.6
18 years 2 087 36.5 1 199 20.9  263 4.6
19 years 1 064 19.0  629 11.2 11 0.2
20 years  589 10.7  310 5.6 13 0.2
21 years  244 4.5  128 2.4 11 0.2
22 years  139 2.6 81 1.5 8 0.1
Unknown 73 . 1 . 5 .

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