Mauritius vs Seychelles: Infant mortality rate
Mauritius
1.38 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Seychelles
1.29 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Mauritius rank
93rd
Seychelles rank
96th
Infant mortality rate over time
- Mauritius
- Seychelles
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 1.38 deaths per 100 live births against 1.29 deaths per 100 live births in Seychelles, a difference of 0.09 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Mauritius's figure about 1.1 times Seychelles's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Mauritius ahead.
Mauritius ranks 93rd and Seychelles ranks 96th of 199 countries.
Mauritius has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritius | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.68 deaths per 100 live births | 7.53 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1499 deaths per 100 live births | Mauritius |
| 1960s | 6.42 deaths per 100 live births | 6.4 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0199 deaths per 100 live births | Mauritius |
| 1970s | 4.91 deaths per 100 live births | 3.71 deaths per 100 live births | 1.19 deaths per 100 live births | Mauritius |
| 1980s | 2.58 deaths per 100 live births | 1.68 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8987 deaths per 100 live births | Mauritius |
| 1990s | 1.9 deaths per 100 live births | 1.22 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6804 deaths per 100 live births | Mauritius |
| 2000s | 1.41 deaths per 100 live births | 1.21 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2011 deaths per 100 live births | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 1.32 deaths per 100 live births | 1.31 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0135 deaths per 100 live births | Mauritius |
| 2020s | 1.4 deaths per 100 live births | 1.33 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0653 deaths per 100 live births | Mauritius |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Mauritius or Seychelles?
- Mauritius, at 1.38 deaths per 100 live births against 1.29 deaths per 100 live births in Seychelles as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Mauritius and Seychelles?
- 0.09 deaths per 100 live births, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Seychelles?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2024.
- How do Mauritius and Seychelles rank globally for infant mortality rate?
- Mauritius ranks 93rd and Seychelles ranks 96th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .