Number of deaths in Seychelles
Seychelles: Number of deaths was 1,051 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1,051
Change on year
down 11.3%
World rank
193rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
1,185
in 2022
All-time low
505
in 1975
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Number of deaths in Seychelles, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 1,051 for number of deaths in 2023.
That represents a change of down 11.3% on the previous year and up 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths in Seychelles peaked at 1,185 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 505, in 1975.
That places Seychelles 193rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Number of deaths in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 715 | — |
| 1951 | 710 | -0.7% |
| 1952 | 695 | -2.1% |
| 1953 | 680 | -2.2% |
| 1954 | 665 | -2.2% |
| 1955 | 647 | -2.7% |
| 1956 | 628 | -2.9% |
| 1957 | 611 | -2.7% |
| 1958 | 593 | -2.9% |
| 1959 | 580 | -2.2% |
| 1960 | 557 | -4.0% |
| 1961 | 558 | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 560 | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 554 | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 560 | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 558 | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 572 | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 569 | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 557 | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 545 | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 539 | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 537 | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 519 | -3.4% |
| 1973 | 509 | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 512 | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 505 | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 505 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 505 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 515 | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 512 | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 515 | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 514 | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 514 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 518 | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 532 | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 541 | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 552 | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 563 | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 572 | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 569 | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 571 | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 584 | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 579 | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 585 | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 597 | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 598 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 603 | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 618 | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 621 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 630 | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 637 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 649 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 665 | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 670 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 685 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 682 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 690 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 693 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 702 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 712 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 724 | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 751 | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 767 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 781 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 809 | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 835 | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 860 | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 886 | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 922 | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 961 | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 826 | -14.0% |
| 2021 | 1,129 | +36.7% |
| 2022 | 1,185 | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 1,051 | -11.3% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 1,051 is below the median for high income countries, which is 16,691, 6% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 1,051 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 109,128, 1% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of deaths 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +36.7% | 826 | 1,129 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 652.4 | 580 | 715 | 10 |
| 1960s | 559 | 545 | 572 | 10 |
| 1970s | 515.8 | 505 | 539 | 10 |
| 1980s | 539 | 514 | 572 | 10 |
| 1990s | 598.6 | 571 | 630 | 10 |
| 2000s | 678.5 | 637 | 712 | 10 |
| 2010s | 829.6 | 724 | 961 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,048 | 826 | 1,185 | 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 number of deaths in Seychelles?
- Number of deaths in Seychelles was 1,051 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of deaths recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 1,185 in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of deaths recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 505 in 1975.
- How does Seychelles rank for number of deaths?
- Seychelles ranks 193rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of deaths rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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