Suicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Seychelles
Seychelles: Suicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years was 2.67 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Suicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Seychelles, 2007–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, suicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Seychelles stood at 2.67.
The figure is down 36.6% on the previous year and down 32.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Seychelles peaked at 5.72 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.3, in 2017.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Suicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1.99 | — |
| 2008 | 2.09 | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 2.73 | +30.6% |
| 2010 | 2.2 | -19.4% |
| 2011 | 2.31 | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 2.9 | +25.5% |
| 2013 | 2.75 | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 3.95 | +43.6% |
| 2015 | 3.13 | -20.8% |
| 2016 | 3.87 | +23.6% |
| 2017 | 1.3 | -66.4% |
| 2018 | 4.87 | +274.6% |
| 2019 | 5.72 | +17.5% |
| 2020 | 4.72 | -17.5% |
| 2021 | 4.09 | -13.3% |
| 2022 | 4.77 | +16.6% |
| 2023 | 4.21 | -11.7% |
| 2024 | 2.67 | -36.6% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 2.67 is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.17, 64% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Suicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +274.6% | 1.3 | 4.87 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.27 | 1.99 | 2.73 | 3 |
| 2010s | 3.3 | 1.3 | 5.72 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.09 | 2.67 | 4.77 | 5 |
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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 suicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Seychelles?
- Suicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Seychelles was 2.67 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest suicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 5.72 in 2019.
- What is the lowest suicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3 in 2017.
- How does Seychelles rank for suicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years?
- Seychelles ranks 14th out of 17 countries with data for 2024.
- Is suicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Suicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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