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Under-five mortality rate — Seychelles

Under-five mortality rate in the Seychelles in 2024 — 14 per 1,000. Ranked 96 in the world out of 196. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 86.6%.

2024 14 per 1,000 −2.1% vs 2023
World rank 96of 196
Period maximum 104.3 per 1,0001960
Period minimum 13.7 per 1,0002002

Trend over time

1960–2024 · per 1,000 live births

Under-five mortality rate — Seychelles, 1960–202405010015019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 104.3 per 1,0001962: 101.2 per 1,0001964: 97.6 per 1,0001966: 92.4 per 1,0001968: 85.1 per 1,0001970: 75.8 per 1,0001972: 65.9 per 1,0001974: 55.8 per 1,0001976: 46 per 1,0001978: 37.2 per 1,0001980: 30.1 per 1,0001982: 25.1 per 1,0001984: 21.6 per 1,0001986: 19.3 per 1,0001988: 17.6 per 1,0001990: 16.3 per 1,0001992: 15.3 per 1,0001994: 14.6 per 1,0001996: 14.1 per 1,0001998: 13.9 per 1,0002000: 13.8 per 1,0002002: 13.7 per 1,0002004: 13.8 per 1,0002006: 13.8 per 1,0002008: 13.9 per 1,0002010: 14.1 per 1,0002012: 14.3 per 1,0002014: 14.5 per 1,0002016: 14.7 per 1,0002018: 14.8 per 1,0002020: 14.8 per 1,0002022: 14.5 per 1,0002024: 14 per 1,000
Change over the period: −90.3 (−86.58%) Average annual rate: -3.09 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Seychelles

Seychelles 14 per 1,000
World 37.4 per 1,000
Sub-Saharan Africa 71.2 per 1,000
Eastern Africa computed 49.6 per 1,000
High-income countries computed 4.8 per 1,000
Under-five mortality rate — Seychelles, by year Seychelles All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2024 14 −0.3 −2.1%
2023 14.3 −0.2 −1.38%
2022 14.5 −0.2 −1.36%
2021 14.7 −0.1 −0.68%
2020 14.8 +0 +0%
2019 14.8 +0 +0%
2018 14.8 +0.1 +0.68%
2017 14.7 +0 +0%
2016 14.7 +0.1 +0.68%
2015 14.6 +0.1 +0.69%
2014 14.5 +0.1 +0.69%
2013 14.4 +0.1 +0.7%
2012 14.3 +0.1 +0.7%
2011 14.2 +0.1 +0.71%
2010 14.1 +0.1 +0.71%
2009 14 +0.1 +0.72%
2008 13.9 +0 +0%
2007 13.9 +0.1 +0.72%
2006 13.8 +0 +0%
2005 13.8 +0 +0%
2004 13.8 +0 +0%
2003 13.8 +0.1 +0.73%
2002 13.7 −0.1 −0.72%
2001 13.8 +0 +0%
2000 13.8 +0 +0%
1999 13.8 −0.1 −0.72%
1998 13.9 −0.1 −0.71%
1997 14 −0.1 −0.71%
1996 14.1 −0.2 −1.4%
1995 14.3 −0.3 −2.05%
1994 14.6 −0.3 −2.01%
1993 14.9 −0.4 −2.61%
1992 15.3 −0.5 −3.16%
1991 15.8 −0.5 −3.07%
1990 16.3 −0.6 −3.55%
1989 16.9 −0.7 −3.98%
1988 17.6 −0.8 −4.35%
1987 18.4 −0.9 −4.66%
1986 19.3 −1 −4.93%
1985 20.3 −1.3 −6.02%
1984 21.6 −1.6 −6.9%
1983 23.2 −1.9 −7.57%
1982 25.1 −2.3 −8.39%
1981 27.4 −2.7 −8.97%
1980 30.1 −3.3 −9.88%
1979 33.4 −3.8 −10.22%
1978 37.2 −4.2 −10.14%
1977 41.4 −4.6 −10%
1976 46 −4.9 −9.63%
1975 50.9 −4.9 −8.78%
1974 55.8 −5.1 −8.37%
1973 60.9 −5 −7.59%
1972 65.9 −5 −7.05%
1971 70.9 −4.9 −6.46%
1970 75.8 −4.8 −5.96%
1969 80.6 −4.5 −5.29%
1968 85.1 −3.9 −4.38%
1967 89 −3.4 −3.68%
1966 92.4 −2.8 −2.94%
1965 95.2 −2.4 −2.46%
1964 97.6 −2 −2.01%
1963 99.6 −1.6 −1.58%
1962 101.2 −1.6 −1.56%
1961 102.8 −1.5 −1.44%
1960 104.3 — —

Eastern Africa, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

SC Seychelles 14 MU Mauritius 15.4 ER Eritrea 34.3 TZ Tanzania 37 RW Rwanda 37.7 KE Kenya 38.8 KM Comoros 39 ET Ethiopia 44.5 BI Burundi 47.1 ZM Zambia 48.4 UG Uganda 48.7 MW Malawi 48.8 DJ Djibouti 48.9 MZ Mozambique 59.4 MG Madagascar 62.4 ZW Zimbabwe 64.7 SS South Sudan 96.7 SO Somalia 101.1
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About the indicator

The probability of dying before the age of five, expressed as the number of deaths per 1,000 live births. The main target indicator of UN Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 — to bring it down to 25 per 1,000 by 2030. The gap between countries remains more than twentyfold, while over the past thirty years the world value has more than halved.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

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