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.
17 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure
| Measure | Value | World rank | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.