Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) in Seychelles
Seychelles: Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) was 7 per 1,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Death rate, crude in Seychelles, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 7 per 1,000 people for death rate, crude in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate, crude in Seychelles peaked at 13.05 per 1,000 people in 1960 and was at its lowest, 6.8 per 1,000 people, in 2000.
That places Seychelles 121st out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 13.05 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1961 | 12.65 per 1,000 people | -3.1% |
| 1962 | 12.41 per 1,000 people | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 12.15 per 1,000 people | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 11.91 per 1,000 people | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 11.65 per 1,000 people | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 11.54 per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 11.18 per 1,000 people | -3.2% |
| 1968 | 10.73 per 1,000 people | -4.0% |
| 1969 | 10.33 per 1,000 people | -3.7% |
| 1970 | 9.91 per 1,000 people | -4.1% |
| 1971 | 8.5 per 1,000 people | -14.2% |
| 1972 | 9.4 per 1,000 people | +10.6% |
| 1973 | 8.3 per 1,000 people | -11.7% |
| 1974 | 8.6 per 1,000 people | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 7.3 per 1,000 people | -15.1% |
| 1976 | 7.7 per 1,000 people | +5.5% |
| 1977 | 7.7 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 7.5 per 1,000 people | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 7 per 1,000 people | -6.7% |
| 1980 | 7 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 6.9 per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 7.5 per 1,000 people | +8.7% |
| 1983 | 7 per 1,000 people | -6.7% |
| 1984 | 7.5 per 1,000 people | +7.1% |
| 1985 | 7.2 per 1,000 people | -4.0% |
| 1986 | 7.6 per 1,000 people | +5.6% |
| 1987 | 7.4 per 1,000 people | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 7.3 per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 8.1 per 1,000 people | +11.0% |
| 1990 | 7.7 per 1,000 people | -4.9% |
| 1991 | 7.7 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 7.4 per 1,000 people | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 8.3 per 1,000 people | +12.2% |
| 1994 | 7.6 per 1,000 people | -8.4% |
| 1995 | 7 per 1,000 people | -7.9% |
| 1996 | 7.4 per 1,000 people | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 7.8 per 1,000 people | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 7.2 per 1,000 people | -7.7% |
| 1999 | 7 per 1,000 people | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 6.8 per 1,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 6.8 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 7.7 per 1,000 people | +13.2% |
| 2003 | 8.1 per 1,000 people | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 7.2 per 1,000 people | -11.1% |
| 2005 | 8.1 per 1,000 people | +12.5% |
| 2006 | 7.8 per 1,000 people | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 7.4 per 1,000 people | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 7.6 per 1,000 people | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 7.8 per 1,000 people | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 7.4 per 1,000 people | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 7.9 per 1,000 people | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 7.4 per 1,000 people | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 8 per 1,000 people | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 7.9 per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 7.5 per 1,000 people | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 7.9 per 1,000 people | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 7.8 per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 8.4 per 1,000 people | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 8.1 per 1,000 people | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 6.8 per 1,000 people | -16.0% |
| 2021 | 9.3 per 1,000 people | +36.8% |
| 2022 | 7.8 per 1,000 people | -16.1% |
| 2023 | 7.3 per 1,000 people | -6.4% |
| 2024 | 7 per 1,000 people | -4.1% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 7 per 1,000 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.2 per 1,000 people, 85% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 7 per 1,000 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.08 per 1,000 people, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 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 | +36.8% | 6.8 per 1,000 people | 9.3 per 1,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.76 per 1,000 people | 10.33 per 1,000 people | 13.05 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.19 per 1,000 people | 7 per 1,000 people | 9.91 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.35 per 1,000 people | 6.9 per 1,000 people | 8.1 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.51 per 1,000 people | 7 per 1,000 people | 8.3 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.53 per 1,000 people | 6.8 per 1,000 people | 8.1 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.83 per 1,000 people | 7.4 per 1,000 people | 8.4 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.64 per 1,000 people | 6.8 per 1,000 people | 9.3 per 1,000 people | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate, crude in Seychelles?
- Death rate, crude in Seychelles was 7 per 1,000 people in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest death rate, crude recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 13.05 per 1,000 people in 1960.
- What is the lowest death rate, crude recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8 per 1,000 people in 2000.
- How does Seychelles rank for death rate, crude?
- Seychelles ranks 121st out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is death rate, crude rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crude death rate indicates the number of deaths occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.