Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Seychelles
Seychelles: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year was 0.739 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.739 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 37.6%
World rank
117th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.7517 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2019
All-time low
0.5371 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2020
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Seychelles, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2021, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Seychelles stood at 0.739 deaths per 100,000 people.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 37.6% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Seychelles peaked at 0.7517 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5371 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2020.
Seychelles ranks 117th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6138 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.6174 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.6332 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.6469 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.6452 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.6488 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.6574 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.6602 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.665 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.6701 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.6643 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.6645 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6815 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.6893 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.6984 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.7102 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.7253 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.7352 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.7446 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.7517 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.5371 deaths per 100,000 people | -28.6% |
| 2021 | 0.739 deaths per 100,000 people | +37.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6458 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6138 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6701 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7065 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6643 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7517 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.638 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5371 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.739 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 114 Naoero 0.7499 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 115 Paraguay 0.7488 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 116 Cambodia 0.7416 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 118 Solomon Islands 0.7311 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 119 Chile 0.7308 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 120 Malawi 0.7243 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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- 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 crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Seychelles?
- Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Seychelles was 0.739 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7517 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019.
- What is the lowest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5371 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020.
- How does Seychelles rank for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Seychelles ranks 117th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.