Prostate cancer death rate in men in Seychelles
Seychelles: Prostate cancer death rate in men was 18.8 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Prostate cancer death rate in men in Seychelles, 1985–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, prostate cancer death rate in men in Seychelles stood at 18.8.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.5% on the previous year and down 62.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prostate cancer death rate in men in Seychelles peaked at 60.77 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 6.32, in 1987.
That places Seychelles 21st out of 111 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Prostate cancer death rate in men in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 9.97 | — |
| 1986 | 28.3 | +183.8% |
| 1987 | 6.32 | -77.7% |
| 2001 | 6.8 | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 33.41 | +391.5% |
| 2003 | 23.35 | -30.1% |
| 2004 | 52.45 | +124.6% |
| 2005 | 50.18 | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 42.16 | -16.0% |
| 2007 | 50.45 | +19.7% |
| 2008 | 60.77 | +20.5% |
| 2009 | 37.41 | -38.4% |
| 2010 | 49.66 | +32.7% |
| 2011 | 50.15 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 31.4 | -37.4% |
| 2013 | 46.62 | +48.5% |
| 2014 | 39.34 | -15.6% |
| 2015 | 47.61 | +21.0% |
| 2016 | 48.68 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 25.99 | -46.6% |
| 2019 | 41.08 | +58.1% |
| 2020 | 20.33 | -50.5% |
| 2021 | 18.8 | -7.5% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 18.8 is above the median for high income countries, which is 13.28, 1.4× the median. (57 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Prostate cancer death rate in men in Seychelles changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +391.5% | 6.8 | 33.41 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.87 | 6.32 | 28.3 | 3 |
| 2000s | 39.66 | 6.8 | 60.77 | 9 |
| 2010s | 42.28 | 25.99 | 50.15 | 9 |
| 2020s | 19.57 | 18.8 | 20.33 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prostate cancer death rate in men in Seychelles?
- Prostate cancer death rate in men in Seychelles was 18.8 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest prostate cancer death rate in men recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 60.77 in 2008.
- What is the lowest prostate cancer death rate in men recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.32 in 1987.
- How does Seychelles rank for prostate cancer death rate in men?
- Seychelles ranks 21st out of 111 countries with data for 2021.
- Is prostate cancer death rate in men rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Prostate cancer death rate in men. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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