Number of neonatal deaths in Seychelles
Seychelles: Number of neonatal deaths was 15 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of neonatal deaths in Seychelles, 1987–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of neonatal deaths in Seychelles is 15 deaths, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths in Seychelles peaked at 22 deaths in 1987 and was at its lowest, 12 deaths, in 1998.
That places Seychelles 177th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.
Number of neonatal deaths in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 22 deaths | — |
| 1988 | 20 deaths | -9.1% |
| 1989 | 19 deaths | -5.0% |
| 1990 | 18 deaths | -5.3% |
| 1991 | 18 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 17 deaths | -5.6% |
| 1993 | 17 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 16 deaths | -5.9% |
| 1995 | 15 deaths | -6.2% |
| 1996 | 14 deaths | -6.7% |
| 1997 | 13 deaths | -7.1% |
| 1998 | 12 deaths | -7.7% |
| 1999 | 13 deaths | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 13 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 12 deaths | -7.7% |
| 2002 | 13 deaths | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 13 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 13 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 14 deaths | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 13 deaths | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 14 deaths | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 15 deaths | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 15 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 14 deaths | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 15 deaths | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 16 deaths | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 14 deaths | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 14 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 15 deaths | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 16 deaths | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 16 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 16 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 16 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 16 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 16 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 15 deaths | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 15 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 15 deaths | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20.33 deaths | 19 deaths | 22 deaths | 3 |
| 1990s | 15.3 deaths | 12 deaths | 18 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.5 deaths | 12 deaths | 15 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.2 deaths | 14 deaths | 16 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.4 deaths | 15 deaths | 16 deaths | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths in Seychelles?
- Number of neonatal deaths in Seychelles was 15 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 22 deaths in 1987.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 12 deaths in 1998.
- How does Seychelles rank for number of neonatal deaths?
- Seychelles ranks 177th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal deaths 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 United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .