Children died before five per woman in Seychelles

Seychelles: Children died before five per woman was 0.0296 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.0296
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
103rd
of 200 countries
All-time high
0.6147
in 1943
All-time low
0.0273
in 2001
Years of data
82
1943–2024

Children died before five per woman in Seychelles, 1943–2024

00.20.40.6194319832024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, children died before five per woman in Seychelles stood at 0.0296.

The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, children died before five per woman in Seychelles peaked at 0.6147 in 1943 and was at its lowest, 0.0273, in 2001.

That places Seychelles 103rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Children died before five per woman in Seychelles, year by year

Annual values for Children died before five per woman in Seychelles, 1943 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1943 0.6147 —
1944 0.6135 -0.2%
1945 0.6117 -0.3%
1946 0.611 -0.1%
1947 0.6093 -0.3%
1948 0.6077 -0.3%
1949 0.6043 -0.6%
1950 0.5626 -6.9%
1951 0.5635 +0.2%
1952 0.5644 +0.1%
1953 0.564 -0.1%
1954 0.549 -2.6%
1955 0.5424 -1.2%
1956 0.5386 -0.7%
1957 0.5381 -0.1%
1958 0.5404 +0.4%
1959 0.5445 +0.8%
1960 0.5494 +0.9%
1961 0.5548 +1.0%
1962 0.5591 +0.8%
1963 0.5624 +0.6%
1964 0.5619 -0.1%
1965 0.5562 -1.0%
1966 0.5447 -2.1%
1967 0.5265 -3.3%
1968 0.502 -4.6%
1969 0.4716 -6.1%
1970 0.4367 -7.4%
1971 0.3992 -8.6%
1972 0.3604 -9.7%
1973 0.3211 -10.9%
1974 0.2827 -12.0%
1975 0.2513 -11.1%
1976 0.193 -23.2%
1977 0.1592 -17.5%
1978 0.1493 -6.3%
1979 0.124 -16.9%
1980 0.1142 -7.9%
1981 0.099 -13.3%
1982 0.0768 -22.4%
1983 0.0726 -5.5%
1984 0.0684 -5.8%
1985 0.0605 -11.5%
1986 0.0575 -5.0%
1987 0.0527 -8.4%
1988 0.0495 -6.0%
1989 0.0462 -6.6%
1990 0.0426 -7.9%
1991 0.0425 -0.1%
1992 0.0387 -9.1%
1993 0.0385 -0.3%
1994 0.0379 -1.6%
1995 0.0338 -10.9%
1996 0.0327 -3.2%
1997 0.0299 -8.5%
1998 0.0284 -5.1%
1999 0.0283 -0.4%
2000 0.0285 +0.9%
2001 0.0273 -4.3%
2002 0.0279 +2.3%
2003 0.0282 +1.0%
2004 0.0281 -0.4%
2005 0.0303 +7.8%
2006 0.0291 -3.7%
2007 0.031 +6.2%
2008 0.0324 +4.6%
2009 0.0333 +2.7%
2010 0.031 -6.9%
2011 0.0336 +8.6%
2012 0.0345 +2.5%
2013 0.0329 -4.6%
2014 0.033 +0.4%
2015 0.0342 +3.6%
2016 0.0358 +4.7%
2017 0.0365 +1.9%
2018 0.0362 -0.7%
2019 0.0358 -1.1%
2020 0.0352 -1.7%
2021 0.0346 -1.9%
2022 0.0314 -9.2%
2023 0.0305 -2.8%
2024 0.0296 -3.1%

Seychelles compared with similar countries

  • Seychelles's 0.0296 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0082, 3.6× the median. (65 countries reporting)
  • Seychelles's 0.0296 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2214, 13% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1940s 0.6103 0.6043 0.6147 7
1950s 0.5507 0.5381 0.5644 10
1960s 0.5389 0.4716 0.5624 10
1970s 0.2677 0.124 0.4367 10
1980s 0.0697 0.0462 0.1142 10
1990s 0.0353 0.0283 0.0426 10
2000s 0.0296 0.0273 0.0333 10
2010s 0.0344 0.031 0.0365 10
2020s 0.0323 0.0296 0.0352 5

Countries ranked near Seychelles

  1. 100 Bhutan 0.0314 compare
  2. 101 North Korea 0.0308 compare
  3. 102 Lebanon 0.0297 compare
  4. 104 Ecuador 0.0295 compare
  5. 105 Belize 0.0287 compare
  6. 106 Peru 0.0283 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is children died before five per woman in Seychelles?
Children died before five per woman in Seychelles was 0.0296 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest children died before five per woman recorded in Seychelles?
The highest recorded value was 0.6147 in 1943.
What is the lowest children died before five per woman recorded in Seychelles?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0273 in 2001.
How does Seychelles rank for children died before five per woman?
Seychelles ranks 103rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is children died before five per woman rising or falling in Seychelles?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Seychelles data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Children died before five per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Children died before five per woman
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
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