Suicides of children and adolescents in Seychelles
Seychelles: Suicides of children and adolescents was 27 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
27
Change on year
down 35.7%
World rank
11th
of 17 countries
All-time high
56
in 2019
All-time low
2.09
in 2007
Years of data
18
2007–2024
Suicides of children and adolescents in Seychelles, 2007–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 27 for suicides of children and adolescents in 2024.
The figure is down 35.7% on the previous year and down 34.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicides of children and adolescents in Seychelles peaked at 56 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.09, in 2007.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Suicides of children and adolescents in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 2.09 | — |
| 2008 | 23 | +1001.2% |
| 2009 | 30 | +30.4% |
| 2010 | 24 | -20.0% |
| 2011 | 25 | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 31 | +24.0% |
| 2013 | 29 | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 41 | +41.4% |
| 2015 | 32 | -22.0% |
| 2016 | 39 | +21.9% |
| 2017 | 48 | +23.1% |
| 2018 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 56 | +16.7% |
| 2020 | 46 | -17.9% |
| 2021 | 40 | -13.0% |
| 2022 | 47 | +17.5% |
| 2023 | 42 | -10.6% |
| 2024 | 27 | -35.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.36 | 2.09 | 30 | 3 |
| 2010s | 37.3 | 24 | 56 | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.4 | 27 | 47 | 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)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0097 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate -0.4854 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.005 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 45 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0.0004 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicides of children and adolescents in Seychelles?
- Suicides of children and adolescents in Seychelles was 27 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest suicides of children and adolescents recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 56 in 2019.
- What is the lowest suicides of children and adolescents recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.09 in 2007.
- How does Seychelles rank for suicides of children and adolescents?
- Seychelles ranks 11th out of 17 countries with data for 2024.
- Is suicides of children and adolescents rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.1%. 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 Suicides of children and adolescents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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