Nicaragua vs Seychelles: Child mortality rate
Nicaragua
1.5%
in 2023
Seychelles
1.4%
in 2023
Nicaragua rank
105th
Seychelles rank
106th
Child mortality rate over time
- Nicaragua
- Seychelles
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 1.5% against 1.4% in Seychelles, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 105th and Seychelles ranks 106th of 236 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 24.2% | 11.1% | 13.1% | Nicaragua |
| 1960s | 18.9% | 9.4% | 9.5% | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 14.9% | 5.3% | 9.6% | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 10.5% | 2.2% | 8.3% | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 5.7% | 1.5% | 4.2% | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 1.4% | 1.7% | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.4% | 0.6% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 0.0% | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Nicaragua or Seychelles?
- Nicaragua, at 1.5% against 1.4% in Seychelles as of 2023.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Nicaragua and Seychelles?
- 0.1%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Seychelles?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Nicaragua and Seychelles rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Nicaragua ranks 105th and Seychelles ranks 106th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of children who die before reaching the age of 5.