Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population in Seychelles
Seychelles: Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population was 7.97 per 100,000 people in 2022. ▼ Falling
Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Seychelles, 2004–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 7.97 per 100,000 people for number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in 2022.
That represents a change of up 95.8% on the previous year and up 98.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Seychelles peaked at 17.63 per 100,000 people in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4.02 per 100,000 people, in 2012.
That places Seychelles 42nd out of 192 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 11.34 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2006 | 9.96 per 100,000 people | -12.2% |
| 2007 | 8.75 per 100,000 people | -12.1% |
| 2008 | 6.48 per 100,000 people | -25.9% |
| 2009 | 14.95 per 100,000 people | +130.7% |
| 2010 | 9.48 per 100,000 people | -36.6% |
| 2011 | 16.49 per 100,000 people | +73.9% |
| 2012 | 4.02 per 100,000 people | -75.6% |
| 2013 | 17.63 per 100,000 people | +338.6% |
| 2014 | 15.29 per 100,000 people | -13.3% |
| 2015 | 6.53 per 100,000 people | -57.3% |
| 2016 | 10.93 per 100,000 people | +67.4% |
| 2017 | 6.23 per 100,000 people | -43.0% |
| 2018 | 7.82 per 100,000 people | +25.5% |
| 2019 | 8.5 per 100,000 people | +8.7% |
| 2020 | 7.48 per 100,000 people | -12.0% |
| 2021 | 4.07 per 100,000 people | -45.6% |
| 2022 | 7.97 per 100,000 people | +95.8% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 7.97 per 100,000 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.15 per 100,000 people, 7.0× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 7.97 per 100,000 people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.2 per 100,000 people, 1.5× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population in Seychelles changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +338.6% | 4.02 per 100,000 people | 17.63 per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.3 per 100,000 people | 6.48 per 100,000 people | 14.95 per 100,000 people | 5 |
| 2010s | 10.29 per 100,000 people | 4.02 per 100,000 people | 17.63 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.51 per 100,000 people | 4.07 per 100,000 people | 7.97 per 100,000 people | 3 |
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More development goals data for Seychelles
- Red List Index 0.5601 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 7.53 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 592.84 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 19 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 19 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 19 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 1 (2025)
- Infant deaths 22 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Seychelles?
- Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Seychelles was 7.97 per 100,000 people in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 17.63 per 100,000 people in 2013.
- What is the lowest number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.02 per 100,000 people in 2012.
- How does Seychelles rank for number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by?
- Seychelles ranks 42nd out of 192 countries with data for 2022.
- Is number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 98.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by sex (victims per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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