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Mortality in Seychelles, by the numbers

Seychelles sits in Sub-Saharan Africa. A newborn there can expect about 76.4 years of life, 94th of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Seychelles, each with its global rank and source year.

Life expectancy
76.4 yrs
94th of 212
Life-expectancy gap (F−M)
8.6 yrs
14th highest of 212
Recorded alcohol per adult
10.2 L
26th highest of 185

17 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure

How Seychelles ranks, measure by measure
MeasureValueWorld rankYear
Life expectancy at birth 76.4 yrs 94 of 212 2024
Age-standardized death rate 7.2 /1,000 120 of 182 2021
Crude death rate 7.0 /1,000 121 of 212 2024
Life expectancy at 60 19.4 yrs 68 of 182 2021
Male mortality penalty 97.4 /1,000 38 of 212 2024
Life-expectancy gap (F−M) 8.6 yrs 14 of 212 2024
Old-age sex ratio (65+) 87.2 men/100 women 163 of 212 2024
Infant mortality 12.9 /1,000 92 of 192 2024
Maternal mortality 42.0 /100k 99 of 191 2023
Premature NCD mortality 15.6 % 118 of 182 2021
Suicide rate 4.3 /100k 135 of 182 2021
Road-traffic deaths 11.3 /100k 118 of 187 2019
Adult obesity 31.1 % 21 of 143 2013
Recorded alcohol per adult 10.2 L 26 of 185 2020
Population aged 65+ 8.5 % 105 of 212 2024
Health spending per capita $766 71 of 191 2023
GDP per capita $17,859 79 of 212 2024

Measured against the rest of the world, Seychelles's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 14th highest life-expectancy gap in the world (8.6 yrs) and the 26th highest recorded alcohol per adult in the world (10.2 L). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Seychelles; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.