Stillbirth rate in Seychelles
Seychelles: Stillbirth rate was 0.7474 deaths per 100 births in 2023. ▼ Falling
Stillbirth rate in Seychelles, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for stillbirth rate in Seychelles is 0.7474 deaths per 100 births, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stillbirth rate in Seychelles peaked at 0.908 deaths per 100 births in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.7474 deaths per 100 births, in 2023.
That places Seychelles 107th out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.897 deaths per 100 births | 0.8875 deaths per 100 births | 0.908 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8445 deaths per 100 births | 0.7773 deaths per 100 births | 0.892 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7576 deaths per 100 births | 0.7474 deaths per 100 births | 0.7684 deaths per 100 births | 4 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 104 Tajikistan 0.7992 deaths per 100 births compare
- 105 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.7699 deaths per 100 births compare
- 106 Moldova 0.7642 deaths per 100 births compare
- 108 Turkmenistan 0.7445 deaths per 100 births compare
- 109 Fiji 0.7327 deaths per 100 births compare
- 110 Antigua and Barbuda 0.725 deaths per 100 births compare
More population data for Seychelles
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.4% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 5,508 people (2100)
- Population density 252.12 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.4% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.85 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.85 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.85 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 0.5% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.13 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. GDP per capita 2.13 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stillbirth rate in Seychelles?
- Stillbirth rate in Seychelles was 0.7474 deaths per 100 births in 2023, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest stillbirth rate recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 0.908 deaths per 100 births in 2003.
- What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7474 deaths per 100 births in 2023.
- How does Seychelles rank for stillbirth rate?
- Seychelles ranks 107th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Stillbirth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of stillbirths, per 100 total births.