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HEALTH
STATISTICS
Population
& Vital Statistics
1998
1999
2000
2002
| Total resident Population ('000) (1) |
78.9 |
80.4 |
81.1 |
81.2 |
| Male |
39.4 |
40.2 |
40.2 |
40.0 |
| Female |
39.5 |
40.2 |
40.9 |
41.2 |
| Age composition (%) |
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| Under 15 Years |
27.7 |
26.8 |
26.3 |
26.2 |
| (15-44) years |
51.1 |
51.9 |
52.2 |
51.8 |
| (45-64) years |
13.9 |
14.0 |
14.3 |
14.7 |
| 65 years and over |
7.3 |
7.3 |
7.3 |
7.4 |
| Median age years |
26 |
27 |
27 |
28 |
| Dependency ratio |
538 |
516 |
504 |
504 |
(1) Mid year population estimates
Health
statistics
Life expectancy at birth (years)
1998
1999
2000
2001
| Both
sexes |
71.73 |
72.72 |
72.74 |
72.94 |
| Male |
67.61 |
67.36 |
67.93 |
67.39 |
| Female |
76.07 |
78.22 |
77.92 |
79.27 |
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| Early
neonatal mortality rate |
4.25 |
4.79 |
4.63 |
6.94 |
| Late
neonatal mortality rate |
1.42 |
1.37 |
3.97 |
2.78 |
| Perinatal
mortality rate |
13.46 |
12.33 |
12.57 |
13.19 |
| Infant
mortality rate
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8.5
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10.3
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9.09
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13.02
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Health
Facilities (number)
1998
1999 2000 2001
| Government Establishments |
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| Hospitals |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
| Hospital Beds |
426 |
445 |
420 |
413 |
| Health Centres |
20 |
18 |
18 |
17 |
| Private
clinics |
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| General practitioners |
5 |
5 |
7 |
7 |
| Dentists |
2 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
| Health
personnel (number) (1)
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| Medical practitioners |
93
|
104 |
95 |
97 |
| Dentists |
15 |
15 |
16 |
21 |
| Other health professionals |
117 |
132 |
131 |
136 |
| Nurses |
342 |
353 |
385 |
394 |
| Pharmacists |
7 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
| Population
per doctor |
848 |
773 |
854 |
837 |
| Population
per dentist |
5256 |
5361 |
5071 |
3867 |
(1)
1998-2000 government establishments only: 2001 includes private practices.
Inpatient
admissions
(Victoria
Hospitals) 1998
1999
2000
2001
| No. of admissions |
12,617 |
12,847 |
12,224 |
10,827 |
| Average length of stay (nights) |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
| Bed occupancy rate (%) |
74 |
69 |
71 |
66 |
| Admissions per bed |
55 |
56 |
56 |
52 |
Outpatients
and clinic attendances
No. Attendances/ visits (1)
1998
1999
2000
2001
| Doctors
consultation |
298,804 |
295,571 |
294,486 |
277,122 |
| Family
planning |
38,045 |
40,520 |
38,877 |
39,452 |
| School
health |
9122 |
11,603 |
12,037 |
12,737 |
| Home
visits |
8531 |
9624 |
11,471 |
10,532 |
Public
expenditure on health
as
% of
1998
1999
2000 2001
| Total
public expenditure |
19.7 |
20.1 |
18.7 |
17.8 |
| GDP at
market prices |
4.5 |
4.2 |
3.9 |
4.1 |
(1)Does not include attendances at specialist
clinics.
Source
: Seychelles in Figures - 2002 Edition - MISD
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