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HEALTH PROFILE: Seychelles

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Seychelles SEYCHELLES POPULATION PYRAMID
 
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    Seychelles
    COUNTRY PROFILE
    Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
    Seychelles SEYCHELLES LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
          World Rank
      Male Female M F
    At Birth
    70.0
    77.1
    96
    88
    Age 5
    71.1
    78.2
    108
    90
    Age 10
    71.1
    78.2
    109
    90
    Age 15
    71.3
    78.3
    109
    90
    Age 20
    71.5
    78.4
    111
    90
    Age 25
    71.9
    78.5
    111
    90
    Age 30
    72.3
    78.7
    110
    90
    Age 35
    72.8
    78.9
    109
    90
    Age 40
    73.3
    79.2
    108
    88
    Age 45
    74.0
    79.6
    106
    87
    Age 50
    74.9
    80.1
    105
    86
    Age 55
    76.0
    80.8
    102
    85
    Age 60
    77.5
    81.5
    98
    87
    Age 65
    79.2
    82.5
    99
    87
    Age 70
    81.4
    83.7
    97
    88
    Age 75
    83.6
    85.3
    112
    94
    Age 80
    86.5
    87.6
    101
    92
    Age 85
    89.8
    90.4
    89
    93
    Seychelles SEYCHELLES TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    97.13
    116
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    70.92
    49
    3. Stroke
    62.39
    116
    4. Prostate Cancer
    49.62
    5
    5. Kidney Disease
    40.23
    21
    6. Hypertension
    39.54
    25
    7. Liver Disease
    28.12
    60
    8. Breast Cancer
    24.69
    30
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    24.13
    101
    10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    23.22
    3
    11. Lung Disease
    21.51
    95
    12. Lung Cancers
    17.23
    72
    13. Alzheimers & Dementia
    17.22
    100
    14. Cervical Cancer
    15.71
    51
    15. Violence
    13.66
    32
    16. Oral Cancer
    12.25
    3
    17. Drownings
    11.64
    5
    18. Road Traffic Accidents
    10.94
    121
    19. Inflammatory/Heart
    9.39
    31
    20. Ovary Cancer
    8.75
    4
    21. Lymphomas
    8.01
    8
    22. Suicide
    7.73
    102
    23. Pancreas Cancer
    7.02
    44
    24. Congenital Anomalies
    6.66
    61
    25. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    6.58
    36
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    26. Stomach Cancer
    6.42
    85
    27. Leukemia
    6.05
    7
    28. Asthma
    5.89
    81
    29. Diarrhoeal diseases
    5.82
    78
    30. Parkinson's Disease
    5.80
    26
    31. Endocrine Disorders
    5.70
    57
    32. Liver Cancer
    5.44
    90
    33. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.35
    34
    34. Falls
    5.28
    97
    35. Low Birth Weight
    4.59
    94
    36. Bladder Cancer
    4.22
    21
    37. Other Injuries
    4.16
    149
    38. Uterin Cancer
    2.94
    59
    39. Meningitis
    2.26
    59
    40. Fires
    1.74
    81
    41. Skin Disease
    1.69
    86
    42. Malnutrition
    1.59
    87
    43. Birth Trauma
    1.52
    104
    44. Skin Cancers
    1.10
    135
    45. Maternal Conditions
    0.96
    86
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.80
    130
    47. Encephalitis
    0.79
    41
    48. Drug Use
    0.78
    133
    49. Alcohol
    0.56
    140
    50. Epilepsy
    0.54
    175
    Seychelles SEYCHELLES TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    104
    14.75
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    75
    10.64
    3. Stroke
    66
    9.36
    4. Kidney Disease
    43
    6.10
    5. Hypertension
    42
    5.96
    6. Liver Disease
    31
    4.40
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    26
    3.69
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    25
    3.55
    9. Lung Disease
    22
    3.12
    10. Prostate Cancer
    20
    2.84
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19
    2.70
    12. Lung Cancers
    18
    2.55
    13. Violence
    14
    1.99
    14. Breast Cancer
    14
    1.99
    15. Oral Cancer
    13
    1.84
    16. Drownings
    12
    1.70
    17. Road Traffic Accidents
    11
    1.56
    18. Inflammatory/Heart
    10
    1.42
    19. Cervical Cancer
    9
    1.28
    20. Lymphomas
    8
    1.13
    21. Suicide
    8
    1.13
    22. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    7
    0.99
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    7
    0.99
    24. Stomach Cancer
    7
    0.99
    25. Pancreas Cancer
    7
    0.99
      Deaths %
    26. Diarrhoeal diseases
    6
    0.85
    27. Endocrine Disorders
    6
    0.85
    28. Falls
    6
    0.85
    29. Low Birth Weight
    6
    0.85
    30. Oesophagus Cancer
    6
    0.85
    31. Asthma
    6
    0.85
    32. Liver Cancer
    6
    0.85
    33. Leukemia
    6
    0.85
    34. Parkinson's Disease
    6
    0.85
    35. Ovary Cancer
    5
    0.71
    36. Other Injuries
    4
    0.57
    37. Bladder Cancer
    4
    0.57
    38. Uterin Cancer
    2
    0.28
    39. Meningitis
    2
    0.28
    40. Skin Disease
    2
    0.28
    41. Fires
    2
    0.28
    42. Birth Trauma
    2
    0.28
    43. Malnutrition
    2
    0.28
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1
    0.14
    45. Poisonings
    1
    0.14
    46. Drug Use
    1
    0.14
    47. Maternal Conditions
    1
    0.14
    48. Alcohol
    1
    0.14
    49. Epilepsy
    1
    0.14
    50. Encephalitis
    1
    0.14
    Seychelles SEYCHELLES CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    49.62
    5
    2. Breast Cancer
    24.69
    30
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    23.22
    3
    4. Lung Cancers
    17.23
    72
    5. Cervical Cancer
    15.71
    51
    6. Oral Cancer
    12.25
    3
    7. Ovary Cancer
    8.75
    4
    8. Lymphomas
    8.01
    8
      Rate World Rank
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    7.02
    44
    10. Stomach Cancer
    6.42
    85
    11. Leukemia
    6.05
    7
    12. Liver Cancer
    5.44
    90
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.35
    34
    14. Bladder Cancer
    4.22
    21
    15. Uterin Cancer
    2.94
    59
    16. Skin Cancers
    1.10
    135
    Seychelles SEYCHELLES HEALTH RISK FACTORS
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    ALCOHOL LITERS
    Total Rank
    8.8
    53
    SMOKING %
    M F Rank
    34.5
    6.5
    62
    82
    OBESITY %
    M F Rank
    7.6
    20.5
    127
    113
    HAPPINESS SCORE
    Total Rank
    N/D
    N/D
    Seychelles SEYCHELLES LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
            World Rank
      Male Female All M F All
    1960
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    1970
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    1980
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    1990
    67.2
    73.5
    70.3
    60
    64
    59
    2000
    67.7
    76.4
    71.8
    86
    46
    67
    2010
    68.3
    77.3
    72.4
    97
    64
    96
    2019
    70.0
    77.1
    73.3
    96
    88
    93
    Seychelles SEYCHELLES DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
      Value World Rank
    Population Total
    96,387
    182
    Sex Ratio M / F
    1.07
    12
    Population 0-14
    18.9%
    136
    Population 15-64
    72.9%
    6
    Population 65 +
    8.3%
    82
    Birth Rate / 1000
    12.37
    132
    Death Rate / 1000
    6.88
    103
    Fertility Rate
    1.82
    127
    Infant Mortality
    10.83
    124
    Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
    1.03
    175
    Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
    1.06
    34
      Value World Rank
    Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
    1.13
    10
    Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
    0.70
    154
    Net Migration
    0.90
    47
    Population Growth
    0.67%
    125
    Literacy Total
    95.9%
    82
    Literacy Male
    95.4%
    79
    Literacy Female
    96.4%
    54
    Unemployment
    3.0%
    157
    Life Expectancy / Birth
    73.3
    93
    Healthy Life Expectancy
    64.0
    100
    GDP per Capita USD
    $24,400
    55

    COVID-19 REPORT

      CASES    DEATHS 
    51,220
    172
    4/1/24
    Seychelles COVID-19 DEATH SIMULATOR

    A calendar based simulation of Covid-19 deaths compared to historical average of selected Seychelles causes.

     
     
    Seychelles COVID-19 CASE CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Seychelles COVID-19 DEATH CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.