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Life Expectancy in Seychelles

#27 of 193 in the Life Expectancy progress rankings

Life Expectancy at birth estimates the average number of years a newborn is expected to live given prevailing health conditions. It signals public health quality and longevity trends, offering insight into societal well‐being and medical progress (higher is better).

Latest (2023)
75.0 years
Year-over-year
+1.3 years
Change since start (1960→2023)
+14.4 years

Key insights

  • From 1960 to 2023, Life Expectancy changed by +14.4 years.
  • Most recent year-over-year change (2022→2023): +1.3 years.
  • Lowest level: 60.5 years in 1960.
  • Highest level: 77.2 years in 2020.

Life Expectancy Chart (1960–2023)

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*Average based on available data from 193 UN member countries

Life Expectancy Table (1960–2023)

Life Expectancy — Seychelles
Year ⇵ Life Expectancy ⇵
1960 60.5 years
1961 60.6 years
1962 60.7 years
1963 60.9 years
1964 61.2 years
1965 61.5 years
1966 61.7 years
1967 62.1 years
1968 62.7 years
1969 63.3 years
1970 64.0 years
1971 64.7 years
1972 65.4 years
1973 66.0 years
1974 66.5 years
1975 66.9 years
1976 67.3 years
1977 67.7 years
1978 68.0 years
1979 68.3 years
1980 69.6 years
1981 70.2 years
1982 69.3 years
1983 70.4 years
1984 69.6 years
1985 69.7 years
1986 68.7 years
1987 68.2 years
1988 68.7 years
1989 68.0 years
1990 68.1 years
1991 70.7 years
1992 71.2 years
1993 69.5 years
1994 70.7 years
1995 72.5 years
1996 71.6 years
1997 71.2 years
1998 71.7 years
1999 72.7 years
2000 72.8 years
2001 73.3 years
2002 71.1 years
2003 71.0 years
2004 72.7 years
2005 72.1 years
2006 72.2 years
2007 73.1 years
2008 73.2 years
2009 73.1 years
2010 73.2 years
2011 72.7 years
2012 74.3 years
2013 73.1 years
2014 73.2 years
2015 74.3 years
2016 74.3 years
2017 74.3 years
2018 72.8 years
2019 74.0 years
2020 77.2 years
2021 73.4 years
2022 73.7 years
2023 75.0 years

Source: World Bank