Age-standardized suicide rates (per 100 000 population) in Seychelles
Seychelles: Age-standardized suicide rates was 3.9 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Age-standardized suicide rates in Seychelles, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age-standardized suicide rates in Seychelles is 3.9, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 36.6% on the previous year and down 44.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age-standardized suicide rates in Seychelles peaked at 9.26 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 3.9, in 2021.
Seychelles ranks 147th of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Age-standardized suicide rates in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.2 | — |
| 2001 | 9.26 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 8.46 | -8.6% |
| 2003 | 8.59 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 8.82 | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 7.91 | -10.3% |
| 2006 | 7.68 | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 7.06 | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 7.23 | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 6.81 | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 6.94 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 7.02 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 6.87 | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 6.95 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 7.17 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 7.08 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 7.31 | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 7.28 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 7.37 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 7.39 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 6.15 | -16.8% |
| 2021 | 3.9 | -36.6% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 3.9 is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.88, 49% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 3.9 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11.39, 34% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Age-standardized suicide rates in Seychelles changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -36.6% | 6.15 | 3.9 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.1 | 6.81 | 9.26 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.14 | 6.87 | 7.39 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.02 | 3.9 | 6.15 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is age-standardized suicide rates in Seychelles?
- Age-standardized suicide rates in Seychelles was 3.9 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest age-standardized suicide rates recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 9.26 in 2001.
- What is the lowest age-standardized suicide rates recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9 in 2021.
- How does Seychelles rank for age-standardized suicide rates?
- Seychelles ranks 147th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is age-standardized suicide rates rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Age-standardized suicide rates (per 100 000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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