Neonatal mortality rate in Seychelles
Seychelles: Neonatal mortality rate was 0.8342 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate in Seychelles, 1986–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal mortality rate in Seychelles is 0.8342 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 39 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 1.31 deaths per 100 live births in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.8342 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
Seychelles ranks 99th of 199 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.22 deaths per 100 live births | 1.14 deaths per 100 live births | 1.31 deaths per 100 live births | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.9527 deaths per 100 live births | 0.874 deaths per 100 live births | 1.09 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8727 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8717 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8741 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8834 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8744 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8903 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8654 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8342 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8891 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 96 Tuvalu 0.8692 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 97 Paraguay 0.8589 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 98 Honduras 0.8399 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 101 Cape Verde 0.8036 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 102 Solomon Islands 0.8003 deaths per 100 live births compare
More health data for Seychelles
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 1,107 (2025)
- 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 0.8342 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 1.31 deaths per 100 live births in 1986.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8342 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Seychelles rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Seychelles ranks 99th out of 199 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 falling.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – 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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The estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .