Homicide rate in Seychelles
Seychelles: Homicide rate was 14.01 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Homicide rate in Seychelles, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2021, homicide rate in Seychelles stood at 14.01 deaths per 100,000 people.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate in Seychelles peaked at 15.54 deaths per 100,000 people in 2013 and was at its lowest, 11.32 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2007.
Seychelles ranks 27th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 15.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 24 Uganda 15.39 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 25 Saint Kitts and Nevis 14.24 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 26 Guyana 14.07 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 28 Cape Verde 13.86 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 29 Costa Rica 13.62 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 30 Barbados 12.81 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More social development data for Seychelles
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 10 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.76 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.874 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.833 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.76 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.341 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.68 (2025)
- Varieties of democracy 0.76 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate in Seychelles?
- Homicide rate in Seychelles was 14.01 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 15.54 deaths per 100,000 people in 2013.
- What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.32 deaths per 100,000 people in 2007.
- How does Seychelles rank for homicide rate?
- Seychelles ranks 27th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicide rate rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from interpersonal violence in both sexes, per 100,000 people.