Neonatal mortality rate in Seychelles
Seychelles: Neonatal mortality rate was 0.7% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Neonatal mortality rate in Seychelles, 1950–2019
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 0.7% for neonatal mortality rate in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Seychelles peaked at 4.4% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2019.
That places Seychelles 105th out of 204 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.2% | 3.9% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.8% | 3.5% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.0% | 2.5% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.8% | 1.4% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 10 |
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- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 834 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 1,029 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 806 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 950 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 781 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Seychelles?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Seychelles was 0.7% in 2019, according to IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4% in 1950.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2019.
- How does Seychelles rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Seychelles ranks 105th out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of death between 0 and 27 days