What is mortality rate, infant in Seychelles?

Mortality rate, infant in Seychelles was 12.9 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

What is the highest mortality rate, infant recorded in Seychelles?

The highest recorded value was 71.7 per 1,000 live births in 1960.

What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Seychelles?

The lowest recorded value was 11.8 per 1,000 live births in 1997.

How does Seychelles rank for mortality rate, infant?

Seychelles ranks 95th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.

Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in Seychelles?

Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Seychelles data come from?

The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Mortality rate, infant in Seychelles

Name: Mortality rate, infant in Seychelles
Creator: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Seychelles: Mortality rate, infant was 12.9 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

12.9 per 1,000 live births

Change on year

down 1.5%

World rank

95th

of 195 countries

All-time high

71.7 per 1,000 live births

in 1960

All-time low

11.8 per 1,000 live births

in 1997

Years of data

1960–2024

Mortality rate, infant in Seychelles, 1960–2024

Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.

Analysis

Seychelles recorded 12.9 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, infant in 2024.

The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in Seychelles peaked at 71.7 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 11.8 per 1,000 live births, in 1997.

Seychelles ranks 95th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	64.01 per 1,000 live births	54 per 1,000 live births	71.7 per 1,000 live births	10
1970s	37.16 per 1,000 live births	24.2 per 1,000 live births	51 per 1,000 live births	10
1980s	16.79 per 1,000 live births	13.5 per 1,000 live births	22.1 per 1,000 live births	10
1990s	12.22 per 1,000 live births	11.8 per 1,000 live births	13.2 per 1,000 live births	10
2000s	12.11 per 1,000 live births	11.8 per 1,000 live births	12.5 per 1,000 live births	10
2010s	13.11 per 1,000 live births	12.6 per 1,000 live births	13.6 per 1,000 live births	10
2020s	13.3 per 1,000 live births	12.9 per 1,000 live births	13.6 per 1,000 live births	5

Countries ranked near Seychelles

92 Mauritius 13.8 per 1,000 live births compare
93 Bhutan 13.7 per 1,000 live births compare
94 North Korea 13.3 per 1,000 live births compare
96 Honduras 12.8 per 1,000 live births compare
96 Uzbekistan 12.8 per 1,000 live births compare
98 Azerbaijan 12.5 per 1,000 live births compare

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More health data for Seychelles

Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 828 (2025)
Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 804 (2025)
Population ages 65 and above 8.7% (2025)
Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 829 (2025)
Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 811 (2025)
Population ages 65 and above, male 7.4% (2025)
Population ages 65 and above, female 10.4% (2025)
Population ages 65 and above, male 5,015 (2025)
Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 837 (2025)
Population ages 65 and above, total 10,733 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rate, infant in Seychelles?: Mortality rate, infant in Seychelles was 12.9 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
What is the highest mortality rate, infant recorded in Seychelles?: The highest recorded value was 71.7 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Seychelles?: The lowest recorded value was 11.8 per 1,000 live births in 1997.
How does Seychelles rank for mortality rate, infant?: Seychelles ranks 95th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in Seychelles?: Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Seychelles data come from?: The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births)
Unit: per 1,000 live births
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 13,475 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.