Statistics Norway

Historical statistics
4.12 Deaths caused by accidents. Deaths per year
Year Aviation Motor vehicle transport Other land transport Fishing and water transport2 Drowning
Total (excl. fishing and water transport) From small boat Through ice When bathing Other or unknown
1876-18851 - - 20  300  468  181 50  237  
1886-18901 - - 26  306  442  179 65  198  
1891-1895 - - 28  389  468  186 46  236  
1896-1900 - - 33  365  446  166 56  224  
1901-1905 - - 44  344  420  146 55  219  
1906-1910 - - 44  335  378  128 40  210  
1911-1915 - 5 64  290  388  106 41  241  
1916-1920 0 18 65  349  326 67 35  224  
1921-1925 4 47 62  198  353 73 41 51  188
1926-1930 1 72 47  227  310 50 29 42  189
1931-1935 4 84 39  164  293 32 24 36  201
1936-1940 4  107 54  325  259 24 15 24  196
1941-1945 7  136 86  842  298 75 15 20  188
1946-1950 22  113 48  162  259 48 12 24  175
1951-1955 19  195 61  133  264 51 20 27  166
1956-1960 15  301 50  134  245 68 22 18  137
1961-1965 10  401 38  141  246 77 16 18  135
1966-1970 10  519 31  117  242 80 10 22  130
1971-19754 32  546 10  110  249 88 11 20  130
1976-19804 17  456 11 90  183 69 8 14 92
1981-19854 15  425 12 50  160 69 6 13 73
1986-19904 37  416 9 53  152 63 16 73 ..
  Falling objects, falls Poisoning Fire, burns Suffocation Firearms, explosives Engines, electric current Catastrophes of nature (avalanches) Accidents due to other natural and environmental factors All other accidents
1876-18851 95 6 42 22 23 13 19 21 34
1886-18901 87 13 41 23 19 13 11 11 70
1891-1895 99 12 41 19 23 12 38 15 72
1896-1900  115 17 59 21 25 13 14 15 76
1901-1905  101 13 63 13 35 10 12 13  100
1906-1910 95 15 50 13 41 15 15 8 99
1911-1915  109 12 52 16 48 21 10 6  122
1916-1920  112 17 64 11 65 21 16 10 77
1921-1925  131 38 67 11 45 19 11 13 42
1926-1930  115 42 73 10 55 28 11 15  103
1931-1935 97 37 48 9 44 18 13 17  134
1936-1940 3239 46 60 14 53 18 22 16  405
1941-1945  414  140 73 20 85 19 8 24  793
1946-1950  430 97 52 26 40 12 2 11  203
1951-1955  563 60 45 31 37 27 9 16 55
1956-1960  610 59 49 38 29 15 12 14 48
1961-1965  712 50 48 47 23 28 4 14 30
1966-1970  707 63 58 48 14 20 11 16 48
1971-19754  757 79 54 34 18 20 6 24 83
1976-19804  829 91 72 41 10 12 7 33 99
1981-19854  914  103 63 45 11 8 5 31  104
1986-19904  996 85 64 47 7 11 10 26 80
1  Among the present-in-area population.
2  Including drowning.
3  Until 1939, deaths from fractures caused by fall on same level were not registered as accidental, if lethal complications were mentioned.
4  Including injury undetermined whether accidentally or purposely inflicted.
Source: NOS Causes of Death.

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