Health in Seychelles

Seychelles has reached the epidemiological shift from communicable to noncommunicable diseases. ^[1] Most communicable and infectious diseases have been controlled or eradicated. In 2014 the World Health Organization reported that the country was on target to achieve the Millennium Development Goals and had addressed some of the social determinants of health. ^[2]

Life expectancy

The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook:

The infant mortality rate was 15.53 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2005

Life expectancy at birth in Seychelles

Period	Life expectancy in Years [3]
1950–1955	57.96
1955–1960	59.41
1960–1965	62.84
1965–1970	64.39
1970–1975	66.99
1975–1980	69.02
1980–1985	70.33
1985–1990	71.14
1990–1995	70.54
1995–2000	71.36
2000–2005	72.11
2005–2010	72.32
2010–2015	72.95

Healthcare

There is free access to primary healthcare for all citizens but to access tertiary health services people travel to Kenya or South Africa and pay. There are specialized services on Mahé. There are some small private medical clinics on Mahé.^{[ citation needed ]}

In 2014 there was about one doctor per 780 people and one nurse for 400 people. ^[4]

Hospitals

Sign outside a hospital in Seychelles

There was in 2019 one hospital and 17 Health Centers in the Seychelles. ^[5]

Medical facilities in the Seychelles

Name	Location	Type facility	Ref
Anse Aux Pins Health Centre	Anse aux Pins	Health Centre	[5]
Anse Boileau Health Centre	Anse Boileau	Health Centre	[5]
Anse Royale Health Centre	Anse Royale	Health Centre	[5]
Baie Lazare Health Centre	Baie Lazare	Health Centre	[5]
Beau Vallon Health Centre	Belombre	Health Centre	[5]
English River Health Centre	English River	Health Centre	[5]
Glacis Health Centre	Glacis	Health Centre	[5]
La Passe La Digue Health Centre	La Digue	Health Centre	[5]
Les Mamelles Health Centre	Les Mamelles	Health Centre	[5]
Mahe (Victoria) National Referral Hospital	Mont Fleuri	National Referral Hospital	[5] [6]
Mont Fleuri Health Centre	Mont Fleuri	Health Centre	[5]
Beoliere Health Centre	Port Glaud	Health Centre	[5]
La Misere Health Centre	Port Glaud	Health Centre	[5]
Port Glaud Health Centre	Port Glaud	Health Centre	[5]
Baie Ste Anne Praslin Health Centre	Praslin	Health Centre	[5]
Grand Anse Praslin Health Centre	Praslin	Health Centre	[5]
Silhouette Health Centre	Silhouette Island	Health Centre	[5]
Takamaka Health Centre	Takamaka	Health Centre	[5]

References

1. "Health in Seychelles". Commonwealth Health. 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
2. "WHO report on Seychelles gives thumbs-up on free health care". Seychelles News. 6 May 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
3. "World Population Prospects - Population Division - United Nations". esa.un.org. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
4. "WHO report on Seychelles gives thumbs-up on free health care". Seychelles News. 6 May 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
5. "A spatial database of health facilities managed by the public health sector in sub-Saharan Africa". World Health Organization. February 11, 2019. Archived from the original on April 22, 2019. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
6. "Mahe Hospital". Electives Net. Retrieved January 10, 2021.

Further reading

• Bovet, Pascal; Viswanathan, Bharathi; Louange, Meggy; Gedeon, Jude (2024). Seychelles National Survey of Noncommunicable Diseases 2023 (Seychelles Heart Study V): Procedures and Key Findings (Report). Public Health Authority, Ministry of Health, Republic of Seychelles. doi:10.16908/pub.2024.003 . Retrieved 2025-06-27.
• Noshir, C. Y. S.; Brijlal, P. (May 2024). "Health policy and regulations in Seychelles, barriers and opportunities for oral health inclusion". BMC Oral Health . 24 (1): 604. doi: 10.1186/s12903-024-04321-7 . PMC   11127397 . PMID   38789993.