Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Seychelles
Seychelles: Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel was 99.8% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
99.8%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
33rd
of 178 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2007
All-time low
98.8%
in 2019
Years of data
13
2000–2022
Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Seychelles, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 99.8% for proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Seychelles peaked at 100.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 98.8%, in 2019.
That places Seychelles 33rd out of 178 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99.0% | — |
| 2005 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.0% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.8% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 99.5% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 99.8% | +0.8% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 99.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 99.5%, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 99.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 84.3%, 1.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.3% | 99.0% | 100.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 99.0% | 98.8% | 99.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 99.4% | 99.0% | 99.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 33 Armenia 99.8% compare
- 33 Azerbaijan 99.8% compare
- 33 Botswana 99.8% compare
- 33 Cuba 99.8% compare
- 33 Czechia 99.8% compare
- 33 Fiji 99.8% compare
- 33 Georgia 99.8% compare
- 33 Japan 99.8% compare
- 33 Kyrgyzstan 99.8% compare
- 33 Malaysia 99.8% compare
- 33 Malta 99.8% compare
- 33 Mauritius 99.8% compare
- 33 Puerto Rico 99.8% compare
- 33 Republic of Korea 99.8% compare
- 33 Serbia 99.8% compare
- 33 Slovenia 99.8% compare
- 33 Korea 99.8% compare
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)
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Seychelles?
- Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Seychelles was 99.8% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.8% in 2019.
- How does Seychelles rank for proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel?
- Seychelles ranks 33rd out of 178 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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