Norway Yearbook - 1996

Health and social conditions
Suicide per loo 000 population. Males and females
30
25
20
15
lo
o
1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994
87 Cremations. 1995
Cremations
Municipality
Residents Per cent'
The whole country 11174 230
Halden 83 25
Sarpsborg 209 37
Fredrikstad 210 27
Moss 221 73
Askim 38 27
Brum 525 68
Asker 161 63
Skedsmo 176 54
Oslo 4231 71
Hamar 188 69
Kongsvinger 35 19
Gjøvìk 111 33
Drammen 474 76
Kongsberg 78 35
Ringerike 183 55
Borre 121 49
Tønsberg 204 49
Sandefjord 146 35
Municipality
Residents
Cremations
Per cent1 Non-residents
2495 Larvik 200 41 16
Skien 72 13 96
7 Tirm 39 34 6
25 Arendal 42 12 17
27 Kristiansand 99 15 115
305 Stavanger 339 33 76
42 Haugesund 84 25 16
104 Bergen 1471 70 125
37 Odda 36 31 7
236 Kristiansund 163 73 23
71 Alesuncl 210 62 25
359
220 Trondheim 798
47 Orkdal 25 20 6
167 Røros 19 32 7
270 Steinkjer 80 36 26
12 Verdal 14 11 21
84 Narvik 63 32 7
38 Vestvàgøy 9 8 24
96 Harstad 17 9 75
19 Tromsø -
Cremated resident in the municpality in per cent of deaths by resider ir the municipality2Cremated total in per cent of all deaths.
3Residents and non-residents in the municipality.
Source: Ministry of Education. Research and Church Affairs, More information: Division for Health Statistics.
Percentage with specific chronic diseases1, by age. 1995
Total
AI I
16-24
Age
25-44 45-66 67-
55 39 47 61 82
Diseases of the circulatory system
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system
Diseases with considerable consequenses
12 0 3 16 41
23 7 18 29 40
22 10 16 27 42
1Tf figures are based on interviews with a sample of persons, and refers to chronic diseases, injuries or handicaps at the time of interview.
Source: NOS Survey of Level of Living 1995. More information: Division for Health Statistics.
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