Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases in Seychelles
Seychelles: Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases was 0.3708 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases 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, death rate from rheumatic heart diseases in Seychelles stood at 0.3708 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.2% on the previous year and down 44.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from rheumatic heart diseases in Seychelles peaked at 0.9172 deaths per 100,000 people in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.3708 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2021.
Seychelles ranks 174th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8973 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.9172 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.8085 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.9% |
| 2003 | 0.8423 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8821 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 0.8561 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.83 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.7846 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 0.7734 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.7221 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 0.6998 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.6725 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 0.6774 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.6404 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 0.6225 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.5988 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.5916 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.5724 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.5664 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5518 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.4954 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3708 deaths per 100,000 people | -25.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8314 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7221 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9172 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6193 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5518 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6998 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4331 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3708 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4954 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 171 Luxembourg 0.3902 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 172 Mexico 0.3862 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 173 Saudi Arabia 0.3756 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 175 Japan 0.351 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 176 Greece 0.3484 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 177 Kuwait 0.3416 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from rheumatic heart diseases in Seychelles?
- Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases in Seychelles was 0.3708 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 death rate from rheumatic heart diseases recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9172 deaths per 100,000 people in 2001.
- What is the lowest death rate from rheumatic heart diseases recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3708 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Seychelles rank for death rate from rheumatic heart diseases?
- Seychelles ranks 174th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from rheumatic heart diseases rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of age-standardized deaths from rheumatic heart disease in both sexes, per 100,000 people.