Lifetime risk of maternal death in Seychelles
Seychelles: Lifetime risk of maternal death was 1,290 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023. ▲ Rising
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Seychelles, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in 1 in: rate varies by country.
Analysis
In 2023, lifetime risk of maternal death in Seychelles stood at 1,290 1 in: rate varies by country. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 112.5% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in Seychelles peaked at 1,290 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023 and was at its lowest, 427 1 in: rate varies by country, in 1985.
That places Seychelles 96th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | 1 in: rate varies by country | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 427 1 in: rate varies by country | — |
| 1986 | 453 1 in: rate varies by country | +6.1% |
| 1987 | 488 1 in: rate varies by country | +7.7% |
| 1988 | 527 1 in: rate varies by country | +8.0% |
| 1989 | 543 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 632 1 in: rate varies by country | +16.4% |
| 1991 | 602 1 in: rate varies by country | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 704 1 in: rate varies by country | +16.9% |
| 1993 | 710 1 in: rate varies by country | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 770 1 in: rate varies by country | +8.5% |
| 1995 | 951 1 in: rate varies by country | +23.5% |
| 1996 | 1,022 1 in: rate varies by country | +7.5% |
| 1997 | 1,177 1 in: rate varies by country | +15.2% |
| 1998 | 1,133 1 in: rate varies by country | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 1,132 1 in: rate varies by country | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 1,040 1 in: rate varies by country | -8.1% |
| 2001 | 1,143 1 in: rate varies by country | +9.9% |
| 2002 | 1,079 1 in: rate varies by country | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 1,036 1 in: rate varies by country | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 955 1 in: rate varies by country | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 945 1 in: rate varies by country | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 970 1 in: rate varies by country | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 920 1 in: rate varies by country | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 908 1 in: rate varies by country | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 916 1 in: rate varies by country | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 1,010 1 in: rate varies by country | +10.3% |
| 2011 | 960 1 in: rate varies by country | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 963 1 in: rate varies by country | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 1,073 1 in: rate varies by country | +11.4% |
| 2014 | 1,141 1 in: rate varies by country | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 1,097 1 in: rate varies by country | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 1,050 1 in: rate varies by country | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 1,037 1 in: rate varies by country | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 1,018 1 in: rate varies by country | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 1,049 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 1,004 1 in: rate varies by country | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 710 1 in: rate varies by country | -29.3% |
| 2022 | 607 1 in: rate varies by country | -14.5% |
| 2023 | 1,290 1 in: rate varies by country | +112.5% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 1,290 1 in: rate varies by country is below the median for high income countries, which is 10,964 1 in: rate varies by country, 12% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 1,290 1 in: rate varies by country is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 92.5 1 in: rate varies by country, 13.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lifetime risk of maternal death 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +112.5% | 607 1 in: rate varies by country | 1,290 1 in: rate varies by country |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 487.6 1 in: rate varies by country | 427 1 in: rate varies by country | 543 1 in: rate varies by country | 5 |
| 1990s | 883.3 1 in: rate varies by country | 602 1 in: rate varies by country | 1,177 1 in: rate varies by country | 10 |
| 2000s | 991.2 1 in: rate varies by country | 908 1 in: rate varies by country | 1,143 1 in: rate varies by country | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,040 1 in: rate varies by country | 960 1 in: rate varies by country | 1,141 1 in: rate varies by country | 10 |
| 2020s | 902.75 1 in: rate varies by country | 607 1 in: rate varies by country | 1,290 1 in: rate varies by country | 4 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 93 Panama 1,369 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 94 Mauritius 1,362 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 95 Mexico 1,324 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 97 Viet Nam 1,270 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 98 Jordan 1,263 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 99 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1,142 1 in: rate varies by country compare
More health data for Seychelles
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -1.17 % change on previous year (2090)
- 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 lifetime risk of maternal death in Seychelles?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in Seychelles was 1,290 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 1,290 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 427 1 in: rate varies by country in 1985.
- How does Seychelles rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Seychelles ranks 96th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifetime risk of maternal death rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life time risk of maternal death is the probability that a 15-year-old female will die eventually from a maternal cause assuming that current levels of fertility and mortality (including maternal mortality) do not change in the future, taking into account competing causes of death.