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Causes of death across Seychelles are changing because of Population Increase, Life Expectancy rise and Living Standard.On this below article we provide graphical representation of major causes of death in Seychelles.
Highlights of Seychelles BMI and Diet Compositions
Comprehensive data on food supply and consumption is published by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Data was analyzed by The Global Graph and is published in these below Highlights, Graphs and Tables (Data Quality & definitions)
- National and World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations on vegetable intake is to range between 200-250g per day and in Seychelles average intake is 0.00 grams
- National and World Health Organization (WHO) typically set a guideline of 200g Fruit Intake per day and in Seychelles average Fruit intake is 0.00grams
- In Seychelles, average male height is in the decreasing trend and female height is in increasing trend
- 38.10% of population is suffering from obesity and this trend is continously increasing from last few years
- Average Male BMI in Seychelles is in the range of obese and Average Female BMI is in range of obese (BMI = Body Mass Index - The WHO define a BMI <=18.5 as 'underweight'; 18.5 to 25 as 'normal/healthy'; 25.0 to 30.0 as 'obese')
| Rank | Cereals | kcal/capita/day |
|---|---|---|
| Rank | Type | kilocalories per person per day |
|---|---|---|
Major Cause of Death
Cardiovascular diseases was a major cause of death in Seychelles with 238 registered deaths (in year 2016) i.e. 32% of total deaths. Overall Cardiovascular diseases, Cancers and Diabetes, blood and endocrine disease were the highest types of death causes in Seychelles.
- We see the maximum number of deaths is seen in age group 70+ with 369 deaths (year 2016).
- 53.33% kids below age 5 years die because of Neonatal disorders.
- Drowning, Lower respiratory infections and Cancers are the major cause of death in kids aged 5 - 14 years.
- Cardiovascular disease, Cancers and Diabetes, blood, and endocrine diseases are the major cause of death in people aged 14 - 49 years.
- Cardiovascular diseases, Cancers and Diabetes, blood, and endocrine diseases are the major cause of death in people aged over 50 years.
- Overall, it's observed that 31% of people aging over 50 years die because of Cardiovascular diseases.
Major Risk Factors of Death
- Three Major factors of death in Seychelles are High blood pressure, High body-mass index (obesity) and High blood sugar. Every year around 1 people die due to High blood pressure.
- Low birth weight and Child wasting are the major risk factor of kids death aging under 5 years.
- Outdoor air pollution and Secondhand smoke are the major risk factors of death of people aging between 5 to 14 years.
- High blood pressure, High body-mass index (obesity) and Alcohol use are the death risk factors of people aging between 15 to 49 years.
- High blood pressure, High body-mass index (obesity) and Smoking are the major death risk factors of people aging between 50 to 69 years.
- High blood pressure is the major death risk factors for people aging more than 70 years.
Cancer Analysis
0.8% of Seychelles population was suffering from cancer i.e. 697 people (average of years 2011-2016). Highest number of cancer patients deaths were recorded due to Colon & rectum cancer (Count : 20) and Prostate cancer was also concerning with 18 deaths in a year. In last few years it has been observed that, people suffering from Esophageal cancerNon-melanoma skin cancer have 0% of survival chance.Seychelles was really successful in diagnosing Thyroid cancerTesticular cancer where 100% of people were cured.Highest number of cancer patients i.e. 345 people were of age group 50-69 year olds.In 2016, 110 were suffering from Colon & rectum cancer out of which 20 people were dead. This means 18.18% death rate of people suffering from Colon & rectum cancer. This below data represents major cancer types in Seychelles and number of deaths due to particular cancer types :
- 0.8 % of Seychelles population is suffering from cancer
- Highest number of deaths were registered due to Colon & rectum cancer
- Thyroid cancerTesticular cancer was most cured cancer in Seychelles
- Colon & rectum cancer got lowest survival rate
Tables (Appendix)
| Cause of Death | Number of Deaths | % of Total Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Dementia | 36 | 4.86% |
| Cardiovascular diseases | 238 | 32.11% |
| Kidney disease | 41 | 5.53% |
| Respiratory disease | 27 | 3.64% |
| Liver disease | 21 | 2.83% |
| Diabetes, blood and endocrine disease | 79 | 10.66% |
| Digestive disease | 24 | 3.24% |
| Hepatitis | 1 | 0.13% |
| Cancers | 140 | 18.89% |
| Parkinson's disease | 2 | 0.27% |
| Fire | 4 | 0.54% |
| Malaria | 0 | 0% |
| Drowning | 11 | 1.48% |
| Homicide | 6 | 0.81% |
| HIV/AIDS | 9 | 1.21% |
| Drug disorder | 2 | 0.27% |
| Tuberculosis | 1 | 0.13% |
| Road incidents | 13 | 1.75% |
| Maternal deaths | 0 | 0% |
| Neonatal deaths | 8 | 1.08% |
| Alcohol disorder | 1 | 0.13% |
| Natural disasters | 0 | 0% |
| Diarrheal diseases | 2 | 0.27% |
| Road incidents | 13 | 1.77% |
| Liver disease | 21 | 2.85% |
| Digestive disease | 24 | 3.26% |
| Respiratory disease | 27 | 3.67% |
| Dementia | 36 | 4.89% |
| Kidney disease | 41 | 5.57% |
| Lower respiratory infections | 59.5553042981 | 8.09% |
| Diabetes, blood and endocrine disease | 79 | 10.73% |
| Cancers | 140 | 19.02% |
| Cardiovascular diseases | 238 | 32.33% |