Lifetime risk of maternal death in Seychelles
Seychelles: Lifetime risk of maternal death was 0.0775 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Seychelles, 1985–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lifetime risk of maternal death in Seychelles is 0.0775, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 52.9% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in Seychelles peaked at 0.2342 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0775, in 2023.
Seychelles ranks 99th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.2342 | — |
| 1986 | 0.2207 | -5.8% |
| 1987 | 0.2048 | -7.2% |
| 1988 | 0.1896 | -7.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1843 | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.1582 | -14.2% |
| 1991 | 0.166 | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1421 | -14.4% |
| 1993 | 0.1409 | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1298 | -7.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1052 | -19.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0978 | -7.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0849 | -13.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0882 | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0883 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0962 | +8.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0875 | -9.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0927 | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0965 | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1047 | +8.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1058 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.103 | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1087 | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1101 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1092 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.099 | -9.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1041 | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1039 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0932 | -10.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0877 | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0911 | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0952 | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0965 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0982 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0953 | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0996 | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1408 | +41.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1646 | +17.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0775 | -52.9% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 0.0775 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0091, 8.5× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 0.0775 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.08, 7% of 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 | -52.9% | 0.1646 | 0.0775 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2067 | 0.1843 | 0.2342 | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.1202 | 0.0849 | 0.166 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1014 | 0.0875 | 0.1101 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0964 | 0.0877 | 0.1041 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1206 | 0.0775 | 0.1646 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 3 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0344 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifetime risk of maternal death in Seychelles?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in Seychelles was 0.0775 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2342 in 1985.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0775 in 2023.
- How does Seychelles rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Seychelles ranks 99th 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 down 16.8%. 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 Lifetime risk of maternal death. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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