Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) in Seychelles
Seychelles: Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) was 6.34 per 100,000 male population in 2021. ▼ Falling
Suicide mortality rate, male in Seychelles, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 100,000 male population.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 6.34 per 100,000 male population for suicide mortality rate, male in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 39.7% on the previous year and down 50.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate, male in Seychelles peaked at 16.32 per 100,000 male population in 2001 and was at its lowest, 6.34 per 100,000 male population, in 2021.
Seychelles ranks 134th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 male population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.01 per 100,000 male population | — |
| 2001 | 16.32 per 100,000 male population | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 14.95 per 100,000 male population | -8.4% |
| 2003 | 15.33 per 100,000 male population | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 15.89 per 100,000 male population | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 14.01 per 100,000 male population | -11.8% |
| 2006 | 13.56 per 100,000 male population | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 12.4 per 100,000 male population | -8.6% |
| 2008 | 12.77 per 100,000 male population | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 12.13 per 100,000 male population | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 12.6 per 100,000 male population | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 12.83 per 100,000 male population | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 12.45 per 100,000 male population | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 12.59 per 100,000 male population | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 13.06 per 100,000 male population | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 12.92 per 100,000 male population | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 13.34 per 100,000 male population | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 13.22 per 100,000 male population | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 13.33 per 100,000 male population | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 13.41 per 100,000 male population | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 10.52 per 100,000 male population | -21.6% |
| 2021 | 6.34 per 100,000 male population | -39.7% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 6.34 per 100,000 male population is below the median for high income countries, which is 15.31 per 100,000 male population, 41% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 6.34 per 100,000 male population is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11.16 per 100,000 male population, 57% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) 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 | -39.7% | 10.52 per 100,000 male population | 6.34 per 100,000 male population |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.34 per 100,000 male population | 12.13 per 100,000 male population | 16.32 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.97 per 100,000 male population | 12.45 per 100,000 male population | 13.41 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.43 per 100,000 male population | 6.34 per 100,000 male population | 10.52 per 100,000 male population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 131 Bahrain 6.62 per 100,000 male population compare
- 132 Gambia 6.55 per 100,000 male population compare
- 132 Laos 6.55 per 100,000 male population compare
- 134 Cambodia 6.34 per 100,000 male population compare
- 136 Israel 6.31 per 100,000 male population compare
- 137 Qatar 6.24 per 100,000 male population 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 3 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0344 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate, male in Seychelles?
- Suicide mortality rate, male in Seychelles was 6.34 per 100,000 male population in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest suicide mortality rate, male recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 16.32 per 100,000 male population in 2001.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate, male recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.34 per 100,000 male population in 2021.
- How does Seychelles rank for suicide mortality rate, male?
- Seychelles ranks 134th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate, male rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).