Mental health and substance use disorders deaths in Seychelles
Seychelles: Mental health and substance use disorders deaths was 1.03 deaths in 2021. ▼ Falling
Mental health and substance use disorders deaths in Seychelles, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 1.03 deaths for mental health and substance use disorders deaths in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.8% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mental health and substance use disorders deaths in Seychelles peaked at 1.56 deaths in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.03 deaths, in 2021.
Seychelles ranks 183rd 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.
Mental health and substance use disorders deaths in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.43 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 1.56 deaths | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 1.45 deaths | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 1.43 deaths | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 1.4 deaths | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 1.29 deaths | -7.9% |
| 2006 | 1.29 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.22 deaths | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 1.25 deaths | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 1.2 deaths | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 1.21 deaths | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 1.22 deaths | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 1.24 deaths | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 1.24 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.28 deaths | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 1.3 deaths | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 1.37 deaths | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 1.39 deaths | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 1.43 deaths | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 1.48 deaths | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 1.3 deaths | -12.2% |
| 2021 | 1.03 deaths | -20.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.35 deaths | 1.2 deaths | 1.56 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.32 deaths | 1.21 deaths | 1.48 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.17 deaths | 1.03 deaths | 1.3 deaths | 2 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 180 Antigua and Barbuda 1.59 deaths compare
- 181 Fiji 1.45 deaths compare
- 182 Micronesia, Federated States of 1.43 deaths compare
- 184 Tonga 0.91 deaths compare
- 185 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.84 deaths compare
- 186 Marshall Islands 0.57 deaths compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mental health and substance use disorders deaths in Seychelles?
- Mental health and substance use disorders deaths in Seychelles was 1.03 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mental health and substance use disorders deaths recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 1.56 deaths in 2001.
- What is the lowest mental health and substance use disorders deaths recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.03 deaths in 2021.
- How does Seychelles rank for mental health and substance use disorders deaths?
- Seychelles ranks 183rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mental health and substance use disorders deaths rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. 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 Mental health and substance use disorders deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from mental and substance use disorders in both sexes.