Mauritius vs Seychelles: Mortality rate, infant
Mauritius
13.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Seychelles
12.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Mauritius rank
92nd
Seychelles rank
95th
Mortality rate, infant over time
- Mauritius
- Seychelles
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 13.8 per 1,000 live births against 12.9 per 1,000 live births in Seychelles, a difference of 0.9 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Mauritius's figure about 1.1 times Seychelles's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Seychelles ahead.
Mauritius ranks 92nd and Seychelles ranks 95th of 197 countries.
Mauritius has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritius | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 64.22 per 1,000 live births | 64.01 per 1,000 live births | 0.21 per 1,000 live births | Mauritius |
| 1970s | 49.07 per 1,000 live births | 37.16 per 1,000 live births | 11.91 per 1,000 live births | Mauritius |
| 1980s | 25.77 per 1,000 live births | 16.79 per 1,000 live births | 8.98 per 1,000 live births | Mauritius |
| 1990s | 19.03 per 1,000 live births | 12.22 per 1,000 live births | 6.81 per 1,000 live births | Mauritius |
| 2000s | 14.12 per 1,000 live births | 12.11 per 1,000 live births | 2.01 per 1,000 live births | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 13.24 per 1,000 live births | 13.11 per 1,000 live births | 0.13 per 1,000 live births | Mauritius |
| 2020s | 13.94 per 1,000 live births | 13.3 per 1,000 live births | 0.64 per 1,000 live births | Mauritius |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Mauritius or Seychelles?
- Mauritius, at 13.8 per 1,000 live births against 12.9 per 1,000 live births in Seychelles as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Mauritius and Seychelles?
- 0.9 per 1,000 live births, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Seychelles?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Mauritius and Seychelles rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
- Mauritius ranks 92nd and Seychelles ranks 95th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.