Statistics Norway

Nursing and social care services

1 Institutions for the aged and disabled1. 1996-2009
  1996 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009*
Number of institutions     1 052 1 032 1 024 1 019 1 011 1 003 1 006  997  998
                       
Total number of rooms 36 831 37 715 38 145 38 250 38 424 38 857 39 016 39 308 39 636 40 082 39 862
Single rooms (per cent) 81.7 86.0 87.8 89.2 91.3 93.2 94.6 95.3 95.9 96.7 96.8
                       
Beds, total 43 735 42 876 42 741 42 319 41 718 41 402 41 027 41 078 41 217 41 334 41 052
Beds in nursing homes 34 801 36 791 37 501 37 999 38 058 38 520 38 557 38 775 39 049 39 325 39 256
Beds in old people's homes 8 934 6 085 5 240 4 320 3 660 2 882 2 470 2 303 2 168 2 009 1 796
Private beds (per cent of total)     10.7 10.3 9.6 10.0 9.7 9.5 9.8 10.3 10.5
1  Operational institutions by December 31st.

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