Number of neonatal deaths by region in Seychelles
Seychelles: Number of neonatal deaths by region was 15 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of neonatal deaths by region in Seychelles, 1987–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 15 for number of neonatal deaths by region in 2024.
That represents a change of up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths by region in Seychelles peaked at 22 in 1987 and was at its lowest, 12, in 1998.
Seychelles ranks 177th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.
Number of neonatal deaths by region in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 22 | — |
| 1988 | 20 | -9.1% |
| 1989 | 19 | -5.0% |
| 1990 | 18 | -5.3% |
| 1991 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 17 | -5.6% |
| 1993 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 16 | -5.9% |
| 1995 | 15 | -6.2% |
| 1996 | 14 | -6.7% |
| 1997 | 13 | -7.1% |
| 1998 | 12 | -7.7% |
| 1999 | 13 | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 12 | -7.7% |
| 2002 | 13 | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 14 | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 13 | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 14 | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 15 | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 14 | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 15 | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 16 | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 14 | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 15 | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 16 | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 15 | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 15 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20.33 | 19 | 22 | 3 |
| 1990s | 15.3 | 12 | 18 | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.5 | 12 | 15 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.2 | 14 | 16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.4 | 15 | 16 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths by region in Seychelles?
- Number of neonatal deaths by region in Seychelles was 15 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths by region recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 22 in 1987.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths by region recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 12 in 1998.
- How does Seychelles rank for number of neonatal deaths by region?
- Seychelles ranks 177th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal deaths by region rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. 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 (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of neonatal deaths by region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of neonates – babies under 28 days old – who die each year.