Statistics Norway

Nursing and social care services

1   Beds in institutions for the aged and disabled1. 1996-2006, preliminary figures 2006
  1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Beds, total 43 735   43 377   43 196   43 240   42 876   42 741   42 319   41 718   41 402   41 027   41 120
Beds in nursing homes 33 718 34 291 34 784 35 704 36 142 36 958 37 587 37 778 38 222 38 269 38 418
Beds in old people's homes 8 934 8 302 7 636 6 812 6 085 5 240 4 320 3 660 2 882 2 470 2 303
Other beds 1 083  784  776  724  649  543  412  280  298  288  399
1  Operational institutions by 31 December.

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