Number of maternal deaths in Seychelles
Seychelles: Number of maternal deaths was 1 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of maternal deaths in Seychelles, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 1 for number of maternal deaths in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of maternal deaths in Seychelles peaked at 2 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1985.
Seychelles ranks 169th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.25 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 169 Barbados 1 compare
- 169 Belarus 1 compare
- 169 Croatia 1 compare
- 169 Estonia 1 compare
- 169 Grenada 1 compare
- 169 Luxembourg 1 compare
- 169 Marshall Islands 1 compare
- 169 Nauru 1 compare
- 169 Norway 1 compare
- 169 Qatar 1 compare
- 169 Slovenia 1 compare
- 169 Saint Lucia 1 compare
- 169 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1 compare
More health data for Seychelles
- Population ages 65 and above, male 7.4% (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 829 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 811 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 882 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 10,733 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 10.4% (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 820 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 827 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 8.7% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 5,015 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of maternal deaths in Seychelles?
- Number of maternal deaths in Seychelles was 1 in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest number of maternal deaths recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of maternal deaths recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1985.
- How does Seychelles rank for number of maternal deaths?
- Seychelles ranks 169th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of maternal deaths rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Number of maternal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A maternal death refers to the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management but not from accidental or incidental causes.