Statistics Norway

Child welfare

3 Children under protection during the year, and per 31 December and new cases of children placed under protection. Figures for sex and age. Absolute figures and per 1 000 children 0-17 years.1997-2008
  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
2007 42 626 34.8 32 705 27.5 11 731 10.4
             
2008 44 167 35.9 33 917 28.4 11 760 10.4
             
Sex            
Boys 23 929 38.1 18 588 30.4 6 368 11.0
Girls 20 214 33.5 15 315 26.3 5 371 9.7
Unknown 24 . 14 . 21 .
             
Age            
0 year  514 8.5  423 7.0  514 8.5
1 year 1 035 17.4  847 14.2  639 10.7
2 years 1 358 22.5 1 080 17.9  599 9.9
3 years 1 566 26.6 1 287 21.9  571 9.7
4 years 1 782 30.1 1 464 24.7  542 9.2
5 years 2 001 33.9 1 638 27.8  550 9.3
6 years 2 162 37.4 1 653 28.6  490 8.5
7 years 2 193 37.1 1 743 29.5  554 9.4
8 years 2 289 37.3 1 860 30.3  563 9.2
9 years 2 369 38.4 1 901 30.8  557 9.0
10 years 2 384 39.0 1 872 30.6  595 9.7
11 years 2 530 40.3 2 035 32.4  601 9.6
12 years 2 561 39.9 2 050 32.0  682 10.6
13 years 2 594 40.8 2 036 32.0  622 9.8
14 years 2 775 43.9 2 248 35.6  863 13.7
15 years 3 186 50.6 2 572 40.9 1 005 16.0
16 years 3 390 53.2 2 476 38.8  916 14.4
17 years 2 896 44.8 2 162 33.5  598 9.3
18 years 2 332 36.0 1 297 20.0  274 4.2
19 years 1 151 18.2  684 10.8 11 0.2
20 years  596 9.7  320 5.2 6 0.1
21 years  293 5.0  182 3.1 6 0.1
22 years  137 . 87 . 1 .
Unknown 73 . 0 . 1 .

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