Mortality rate, neonatal in Seychelles
Seychelles: Mortality rate, neonatal was 8.3 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate, neonatal in Seychelles, 1986–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate, neonatal in Seychelles is 8.3 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, neonatal in Seychelles peaked at 13.1 per 1,000 live births in 1986 and was at its lowest, 8.3 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Seychelles 98th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Mortality rate, neonatal in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 13.1 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1987 | 12.5 per 1,000 live births | -4.6% |
| 1988 | 11.9 per 1,000 live births | -4.8% |
| 1989 | 11.4 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 1990 | 10.9 per 1,000 live births | -4.4% |
| 1991 | 10.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 10.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 9.7 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 9.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 9.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 9 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 8.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 8.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 8.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 8.7 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 8.7 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 8.7 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 8.7 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 8.7 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 8.7 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 8.7 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 8.7 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8.7 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8.7 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8.7 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8.8 per 1,000 live births | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 8.8 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8.8 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8.8 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8.8 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8.9 per 1,000 live births | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 8.9 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8.9 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8.9 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 8.9 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 8.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 8.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 8.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.22 per 1,000 live births | 11.4 per 1,000 live births | 13.1 per 1,000 live births | 4 |
| 1990s | 9.52 per 1,000 live births | 8.7 per 1,000 live births | 10.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.7 per 1,000 live births | 8.7 per 1,000 live births | 8.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.83 per 1,000 live births | 8.7 per 1,000 live births | 8.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.64 per 1,000 live births | 8.3 per 1,000 live births | 8.9 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, neonatal in Seychelles?
- Mortality rate, neonatal in Seychelles was 8.3 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 13.1 per 1,000 live births in 1986.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Seychelles rank for mortality rate, neonatal?
- Seychelles ranks 98th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, neonatal rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.