Death rate from drowning ghe in Seychelles

Seychelles: Death rate from drowning ghe was 6.68 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
6.68
Change on year
down 27.2%
World rank
34th
of 194 countries
All-time high
11.85
in 2001
All-time low
6.68
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Death rate from drowning ghe in Seychelles, 2000–2021

02.557.51012.52000201020212000: 11.72001: 11.82002: 11.12003: 11.62004: 11.42005: 11.22006: 11.32007: 10.72008: 10.82009: 10.52010: 10.82011: 11.12012: 112013: 112014: 11.12015: 112016: 11.22017: 11.12018: 11.12019: 11.12020: 9.22021: 6.7

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Seychelles recorded 6.68 for death rate from drowning ghe in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of down 27.2% on the previous year and down 39.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, death rate from drowning ghe in Seychelles peaked at 11.85 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 6.68, in 2021.

Seychelles ranks 34th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Death rate from drowning ghe in Seychelles, year by year

Annual values for Death rate from drowning ghe in Seychelles, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 11.73 —
2001 11.85 +1.0%
2002 11.12 -6.2%
2003 11.57 +4.0%
2004 11.43 -1.2%
2005 11.17 -2.3%
2006 11.26 +0.8%
2007 10.7 -5.0%
2008 10.81 +1.0%
2009 10.48 -3.1%
2010 10.84 +3.4%
2011 11.11 +2.5%
2012 10.96 -1.4%
2013 11.02 +0.5%
2014 11.13 +1.0%
2015 10.98 -1.3%
2016 11.23 +2.3%
2017 11.13 -0.9%
2018 11.14 +0.1%
2019 11.09 -0.4%
2020 9.18 -17.2%
2021 6.68 -27.2%

Seychelles compared with similar countries

  • Seychelles's 6.68 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.32, 5.1× the median. (63 countries reporting)
  • Seychelles's 6.68 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.94, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Death rate from drowning ghe 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.

YearChange FromTo
2021 -27.2% 9.18 6.68

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 11.21 10.48 11.85 10
2010s 11.06 10.84 11.23 10
2020s 7.93 6.68 9.18 2

Countries ranked near Seychelles

  1. 31 Tuvalu 7.23 compare
  2. 32 Latvia 6.94 compare
  3. 33 Kiribati 6.75 compare
  4. 35 Nigeria 6.63 compare
  5. 36 Papua New Guinea 6.49 compare
  6. 37 Zimbabwe 6.45 compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is death rate from drowning ghe in Seychelles?
Death rate from drowning ghe in Seychelles was 6.68 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest death rate from drowning ghe recorded in Seychelles?
The highest recorded value was 11.85 in 2001.
What is the lowest death rate from drowning ghe recorded in Seychelles?
The lowest recorded value was 6.68 in 2021.
How does Seychelles rank for death rate from drowning ghe?
Seychelles ranks 34th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is death rate from drowning ghe rising or falling in Seychelles?
Over the last ten years it is down 39.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Seychelles data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate from drowning ghe. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Death rate from drowning ghe
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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