% of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Seychelles

Seychelles: % of premature births - less than 37 weeks was 11.05 in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
11.05
Change on year
up 4.0%
World rank
16th
of 17 countries
All-time high
11.4
in 2012
All-time low
10.4
in 2018
Years of data
13
2012–2024

% of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Seychelles, 2012–2024

02.557.51012.52012201820242012: 11.42013: 10.82014: 10.82015: 10.82016: 11.12017: 10.62018: 10.42019: 10.52020: 10.72021: 10.62022: 10.82023: 10.62024: 11.1

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

In 2024, % of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Seychelles stood at 11.05.

The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, % of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Seychelles peaked at 11.4 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 10.4, in 2018.

% of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Seychelles, year by year

Annual values for % of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Seychelles, 2012 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2012 11.4
2013 10.8 -5.3%
2014 10.8 +0.0%
2015 10.8 +0.0%
2016 11.1 +2.8%
2017 10.6 -4.5%
2018 10.4 -1.9%
2019 10.5 +1.0%
2020 10.7 +1.9%
2021 10.58 -1.1%
2022 10.84 +2.5%
2023 10.62 -2.0%
2024 11.05 +4.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 10.8 10.4 11.4 8
2020s 10.76 10.58 11.05 5

Countries ranked near Seychelles

  1. 13 Puerto Rico 11.67 compare
  2. 14 Bosnia and Herzegovina 11.61 compare
  3. 15 Sweden 11.44 compare
  4. 17 Spain 10.74 compare

See the full ranking of 28 places →

More health data for Seychelles

All data for Seychelles →

Frequently asked questions

What is % of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Seychelles?
% of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Seychelles was 11.05 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest % of premature births - less than 37 weeks recorded in Seychelles?
The highest recorded value was 11.4 in 2012.
What is the lowest % of premature births - less than 37 weeks recorded in Seychelles?
The lowest recorded value was 10.4 in 2018.
How does Seychelles rank for % of premature births - less than 37 weeks?
Seychelles ranks 16th out of 17 countries with data for 2024.
Is % of premature births - less than 37 weeks rising or falling in Seychelles?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Seychelles data come from?
The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of % of premature births - less than 37 weeks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 13 observations, free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

% of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Seychelles. Statizoid, drawing on UNICEF. Retrieved 04 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/percent-of-premature-births-less-than-37-weeks/seychelles/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/stat/percent-of-premature-births-less-than-37-weeks/seychelles/">% of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Seychelles</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
% of premature births - less than 37 weeks
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
28 places, 364 data points, 2012–2024
Last refreshed