Childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old in Seychelles
Seychelles: Childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old was 12.5 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old in Seychelles, 2007–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 12.5 for childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.8% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old in Seychelles peaked at 14.3 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 6.83, in 2008.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 14.3 | — |
| 2008 | 6.83 | -52.2% |
| 2009 | 13.1 | +91.8% |
| 2010 | 12.9 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 12.5 | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 12.6 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 12.1 | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 11.6 | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 11.4 | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 10.3 | -9.6% |
| 2017 | 11.4 | +10.7% |
| 2018 | 10.8 | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 10.9 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 10.5 | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 10.5 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 11.6 | +10.5% |
| 2023 | 10.7 | -7.8% |
| 2024 | 12.5 | +16.8% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 12.5 is below the median for high income countries, which is 16.1, 78% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +91.8% | 6.83 | 13.1 |
| 2008 | -52.2% | 14.3 | 6.83 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.41 | 6.83 | 14.3 | 3 |
| 2010s | 11.65 | 10.3 | 12.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.16 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 13 Spain 13.9 compare
- 14 Madagascar 13.6 compare
- 15 Puerto Rico 13.1 compare
- 17 Serbia 12.1 compare
More health data for Seychelles
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -1.17 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,333 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.0987 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.033 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.2838 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old in Seychelles?
- Childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old in Seychelles was 12.5 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 14.3 in 2007.
- What is the lowest childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.83 in 2008.
- How does Seychelles rank for childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old?
- Seychelles ranks 16th out of 17 countries with data for 2024.
- Is childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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