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.1997-2006
  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
             
2006 40 442 32.9 30 804 25.9 10 362 9.2
             
Sex            
Boys 21 855 34.6 16 741 27.4 5 432 9.4
Girls 18 553 31.1 14 046 24.3 4 905 8.9
Unknown 34 . 17 . 25 .
             
Age            
0 year  371 6.3  315 5.4  371 6.3
1 year  832 14.4  646 11.2  516 8.9
2 years 1 178 20.2  955 16.4  514 8.8
3 years 1 418 24.4 1 148 19.8  520 8.9
4 years 1 730 30.3 1 412 24.8  515 9.0
5 years 1 953 33.5 1 633 28.0  528 9.1
6 years 2 144 35.3 1 599 26.4  487 8.0
7 years 1 971 32.3 1 552 25.5  467 7.7
8 years 2 045 33.9 1 626 26.9  472 7.8
9 years 2 308 37.2 1 822 29.4  534 8.6
10 years 2 128 33.6 1 646 26.0  490 7.7
11 years 2 262 36.0 1 815 28.9  484 7.7
12 years 2 249 36.0 1 765 28.2  531 8.5
13 years 2 342 37.6 1 885 30.3  560 9.0
14 years 2 545 40.4 2 054 32.6  727 11.5
15 years 2 875 45.0 2 263 35.4  913 14.3
16 years 3 065 47.9 2 261 35.4  831 13.0
17 years 2 665 42.8 2 000 32.1  590 9.5
18 years 2 113 34.9 1 174 19.4  245 4.0
19 years 1 132 19.6  665 11.5 25 0.4
20 years  621 11.0  322 5.7 14 0.2
21 years  297 5.4  169 3.1 13 0.2
22 years  123 2.2 74 1.3 12 0.2
Unknown 75 . 3 . 3 .

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