Neonatal mortality rate in Seychelles
Seychelles: Neonatal mortality rate was 8.34 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
8.34
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
87th
of 184 countries
All-time high
8.9
in 2019
All-time low
8.34
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Neonatal mortality rate in Seychelles, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 8.34 for neonatal mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Seychelles peaked at 8.9 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8.34, in 2024.
That places Seychelles 87th out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Neonatal mortality rate in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.72 | — |
| 2001 | 8.72 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 8.73 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 8.73 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 8.73 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 8.73 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 8.73 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 8.73 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 8.72 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 8.74 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 8.74 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8.76 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 8.79 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 8.81 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 8.83 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 8.85 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 8.87 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 8.89 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 8.9 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 8.9 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 8.89 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 8.81 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 8.69 | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 8.53 | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 8.34 | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.73 | 8.72 | 8.74 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.83 | 8.74 | 8.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.65 | 8.34 | 8.89 | 5 |
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- 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)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.0845 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0965 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.3071 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1011 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Seychelles?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Seychelles was 8.34 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 8.9 in 2019.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.34 in 2024.
- How does Seychelles rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Seychelles ranks 87th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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