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 0-22 years and per 1 000 children 0-17 years.1997-2009
  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
             
2009 46 487 37.5 35 641 29.5 12 767 11.2
             
Sex            
Boys 25 462 40.1 19 714 31.8 6 982 11.9
Girls 21 022 34.8 15 924 27.1 5 782 10.4
Unknown 3 . 3 . 3 .
             
Age            
0 year  546 8.8  461 7.4  546 8.8
1 year 1 167 19.0  896 14.6  716 11.6
2 years 1 480 24.6 1 155 19.2  618 10.3
3 years 1 745 28.7 1 429 23.5  618 10.2
4 years 1 862 31.4 1 487 25.1  549 9.3
5 years 2 116 35.5 1 692 28.4  632 10.6
6 years 2 247 37.9 1 674 28.2  607 10.2
7 years 2 206 37.9 1 780 30.6  556 9.6
8 years 2 386 40.1 1 889 31.8  646 10.9
9 years 2 498 40.4 2 024 32.7  644 10.4
10 years 2 541 40.9 1 972 31.8  652 10.5
11 years 2 542 41.3 2 065 33.6  679 11.0
12 years 2 706 42.8 2 161 34.2  666 10.5
13 years 2 736 42.4 2 157 33.4  703 10.9
14 years 2 868 44.8 2 310 36.1  856 13.4
15 years 3 279 51.5 2 607 41.0 1 033 16.2
16 years 3 502 55.2 2 553 40.2  931 14.7
17 years 3 205 49.8 2 407 37.4  734 11.4
18 years 2 425 37.2 1 421 21.8  347 5.3
19 years 1 249 19.1  819 12.5 17 0.3
20 years  657 10.3  408 6.4 9 0.1
21 years  291 4.6  180 2.9 5 0.1
22 years  157 2.6 94 1.6 3 0.0
Unknown 76 . 0 . 0 .

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