Suicide death rates by sex who in Seychelles
Seychelles: Suicide death rates by sex who was 3.24 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Suicide death rates by sex who in Seychelles, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for suicide death rates by sex who in Seychelles is 3.24, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 36.8% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide death rates by sex who in Seychelles peaked at 8.51 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 3.24, in 2021.
Seychelles ranks 162nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Suicide death rates by sex who in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.45 | — |
| 2001 | 8.51 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 7.76 | -8.8% |
| 2003 | 7.87 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 8.12 | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 7.25 | -10.6% |
| 2006 | 7.05 | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 6.5 | -7.8% |
| 2008 | 6.67 | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 6.29 | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 6.43 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 6.47 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 6.31 | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 6.31 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 6.39 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 6.23 | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 6.33 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 6.22 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 6.2 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 6.15 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 5.13 | -16.6% |
| 2021 | 3.24 | -36.8% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 3.24 is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.02, 40% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 3.24 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.73, 30% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Suicide death rates by sex who 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -36.8% | 5.13 | 3.24 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.45 | 6.29 | 8.51 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.31 | 6.15 | 6.47 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.18 | 3.24 | 5.13 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide death rates by sex who in Seychelles?
- Suicide death rates by sex who in Seychelles was 3.24 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest suicide death rates by sex who recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 8.51 in 2001.
- What is the lowest suicide death rates by sex who recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.24 in 2021.
- How does Seychelles rank for suicide death rates by sex who?
- Seychelles ranks 162nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide death rates by sex who rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Suicide death rates by sex who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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