Fiji vs Marshall Islands: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Fiji
20.68 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Marshall Islands
19.43 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Fiji rank
63rd
Marshall Islands rank
65th
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Fiji
- Marshall Islands
How they compare
Fiji currently reports 20.68 deaths per 1,000 people against 19.43 deaths per 1,000 people in Marshall Islands, a difference of 1.25 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes Fiji's figure about 1.1 times Marshall Islands's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Marshall Islands ahead.
Fiji ranks 63rd and Marshall Islands ranks 65th of 236 countries.
Marshall Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Marshall Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 73.25 deaths per 1,000 people | 86.4 deaths per 1,000 people | 13.15 deaths per 1,000 people | Marshall Islands |
| 1960s | 47.98 deaths per 1,000 people | 69.07 deaths per 1,000 people | 21.09 deaths per 1,000 people | Marshall Islands |
| 1970s | 38.61 deaths per 1,000 people | 50.19 deaths per 1,000 people | 11.58 deaths per 1,000 people | Marshall Islands |
| 1980s | 26.92 deaths per 1,000 people | 40.25 deaths per 1,000 people | 13.33 deaths per 1,000 people | Marshall Islands |
| 1990s | 18.86 deaths per 1,000 people | 31.01 deaths per 1,000 people | 12.15 deaths per 1,000 people | Marshall Islands |
| 2000s | 17.06 deaths per 1,000 people | 28.96 deaths per 1,000 people | 11.9 deaths per 1,000 people | Marshall Islands |
| 2010s | 16.47 deaths per 1,000 people | 24.95 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.48 deaths per 1,000 people | Marshall Islands |
| 2020s | 19.82 deaths per 1,000 people | 20.43 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6035 deaths per 1,000 people | Marshall Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex, Fiji or Marshall Islands?
- Fiji, at 20.68 deaths per 1,000 people against 19.43 deaths per 1,000 people in Marshall Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Fiji and Marshall Islands?
- 1.25 deaths per 1,000 people, with Fiji ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Marshall Islands?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Fiji and Marshall Islands rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Fiji ranks 63rd and Marshall Islands ranks 65th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.