Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female in Seychelles
Seychelles: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female was 0.8 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female in Seychelles, 1990–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org. Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
In 2024, probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female in Seychelles stood at 0.8 per 1,000. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female in Seychelles peaked at 1.7 per 1,000 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.8 per 1,000, in 2021.
Seychelles ranks 119th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.7 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 1.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.6 per 1,000 | -5.9% |
| 1993 | 1.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.5 per 1,000 | -6.3% |
| 1996 | 1.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.4 per 1,000 | -6.7% |
| 2000 | 1.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.3 per 1,000 | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 1.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.2 per 1,000 | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 1.2 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.2 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.1 per 1,000 | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 1.1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 per 1,000 | -9.1% |
| 2013 | 1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9 per 1,000 | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8 per 1,000 | -11.1% |
| 2022 | 0.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 0.8 per 1,000 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4 per 1,000, 2.0× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 0.8 per 1,000 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.25 per 1,000, 15% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.56 per 1,000 | 1.4 per 1,000 | 1.7 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.25 per 1,000 | 1.1 per 1,000 | 1.4 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.99 per 1,000 | 0.9 per 1,000 | 1.1 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.82 per 1,000 | 0.8 per 1,000 | 0.9 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 119 Argentina 0.8 per 1,000 compare
- 119 Armenia 0.8 per 1,000 compare
- 119 Bahrain 0.8 per 1,000 compare
- 119 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.8 per 1,000 compare
- 119 Cape Verde 0.8 per 1,000 compare
- 119 Kosovo 0.8 per 1,000 compare
- 119 Paraguay 0.8 per 1,000 compare
- 119 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.8 per 1,000 compare
- 119 Türkiye 0.8 per 1,000 compare
- 119 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.8 per 1,000 compare
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- 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)
- 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)
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- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female in Seychelles?
- Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female in Seychelles was 0.8 per 1,000 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7 per 1,000 in 1990.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8 per 1,000 in 2021.
- How does Seychelles rank for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female?
- Seychelles ranks 119th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying among female children between age 5-9 years of age expressed per 1,000 female children aged 5, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.