Norway Yearbook - 2003

Health and social conditions
11 5 Vio'ent deaths
Injurybyexternalcause 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Accidents,total 1780 1 742 1 786 1656 1663 1674 1729 1717 1843 1752
Males 1 033 1 026 1 034 953 963 914 979 974 1 008 976
Females 747 716 752 703 700 760 750 743 835 776
Transport accidents
Total 357 365 312 310 353 310 334 397 349 383
Males 245 263 216 225 250 211 239 291 251 278
Females 112 102 96 85 103 99 95 106 98 105
Air and space transport accidents
Total 9 11 16 7 16 8 19 5 5 6
Males 8 11 15 7 12 7 18 5 5 4
Females 1 1 - 4 1 1 - - 2
Accident to watercraft, not causing drowning
or submersion
Total 10 10 13 11 6 9 4 11 8 5
Males 9 10 11 10 6 9 4 10 7 5
Females i - 2 1 - 1 1
Accident to watercraft causing drowning and
submersion
Total 65 80 66 48 41 34 38 39 39 34
Males 61 75 64 45 41 32 37 38 33 33
Females 4 5 2 3 - 2 1 1 6 1
Accidental drowning and submersion
Total 84 76 65 78 72 64 69 64 78 68
Males 71 62 61 62 66 54 57 50 67 55
Females 13 14 4 16 6 10 12 14 11 13
Falls
Total 923 872 993 914 896 863 894 838 960 880
Males 406 358 437 402 392 376 396 364 404 374
Females 517 514 556 512 504 487 498 474 556 506
Discharge from firearms
Total 7 3 5 3 5 4 2 2 2
Males 7 3 5 3 5 4 2 2 1
Females - - - - - 1
Other accidental threats to breathing
Total 50 42 52 50 27 50 39 45 47 44
Males 28 30 31 33 13 31 23 27 29 23
Females 22 12 21 17 14 19 16 18 18 21
Exposure to electric current
Total 5 3 3 1 1 5 2 3 4
Males 5 3 2 1 1 5 2 3 4
Females - - 1 - - -
Exposure to smoke, fire and flames
Total 63 73 59 54 57 67 63 52 54 56
Males 42 48 43 36 34 37 36 30 34 40
Females 21 25 16 18 23 30 27 22 20 16
Contact with venomous animals and plants
Total 3 2 1 1 3 2 1 1 1
Males 3 - 1 - 2 1 1 - 1
Females - 2 - - 1 1 1 - 1
Exposure to forces of nature
Total 22 25 26 21 24 19 27 28 22 22
Males 13 19 21 16 19 15 18 18 17 16
Females 9 6 5 5 5 4 9 10 5 6
Accidental poisoning by and exposure to
noxious substances
Total 104 95 92 74 80 72 63 66 66 64
Males 77 76 65 54 56 48 47 49 49 52
Females 27 19 27 20 24 24 16 17 17 12
Other accidents
Total 57 63 57 57 67 116 122 130 148 143
Males 49 52 46 41 53 63 76 72 80 76
Females 8 11 11 16 14 53 46 58 68 67
126 Statistical Yearbook of Norway 2003