Suicide Rate in Seychelles

Seychelles: Suicide Rate was 4.27 in 2021. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2021)
4.27
Change on year
down 35.4%
World rank
138th
of 184 countries
All-time high
9.1
in 2001
All-time low
4.27
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Suicide Rate in Seychelles, 2000–2021

02468102000201020212000: 8.92001: 9.12002: 8.32003: 8.62004: 8.92005: 7.92006: 7.82007: 7.22008: 7.42009: 72010: 7.32011: 7.42012: 7.32013: 7.42014: 7.72015: 7.62016: 7.92017: 7.82018: 7.92019: 82020: 6.62021: 4.3

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2021, suicide rate in Seychelles stood at 4.27. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is down 35.4% on the previous year and down 42.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, suicide rate in Seychelles peaked at 9.1 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 4.27, in 2021.

Seychelles ranks 138th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 8.12 7.04 9.1 10
2010s 7.62 7.28 7.96 10
2020s 5.44 4.27 6.61 2

Countries ranked near Seychelles

  1. 135 Cambodia 4.5 compare
  2. 136 Niger 4.48 compare
  3. 137 Israel 4.37 compare
  4. 139 Nicaragua 4.24 compare
  5. 140 Yemen 4.21 compare
  6. 141 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 4.2 compare
  7. 141 Dominican Republic 4.2 compare

See the full ranking of 184 places β†’

More gender data for Seychelles

All data for Seychelles β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is suicide rate in Seychelles?
Suicide rate in Seychelles was 4.27 in 2021, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest suicide rate recorded in Seychelles?
The highest recorded value was 9.1 in 2001.
What is the lowest suicide rate recorded in Seychelles?
The lowest recorded value was 4.27 in 2021.
How does Seychelles rank for suicide rate?
Seychelles ranks 138th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
Is suicide rate rising or falling in Seychelles?
Over the last ten years it is down 42.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Seychelles data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Suicide Rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV Β· JSON β€” 22 observations, free to reuse under IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Suicide Rate in Seychelles. Statizoid, drawing on International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 21 August 2026, from https://gender.statizoid.com/stat/suicide-rate/seychelles/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://gender.statizoid.com/stat/suicide-rate/seychelles/">Suicide Rate in Seychelles</a> β€” Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Suicide Rate
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
184 places, 4,048 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed

Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.