Fiji vs Marshall Islands: Child mortality rate
Fiji
2.91 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Marshall Islands
2.67 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Fiji rank
60th
Marshall Islands rank
62nd
Child mortality rate over time
- Fiji
- Marshall Islands
How they compare
Fiji currently reports 2.91 deaths per 100 live births against 2.67 deaths per 100 live births in Marshall Islands, a difference of 0.24 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Fiji's figure about 1.1 times Marshall Islands's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Marshall Islands ahead.
Fiji ranks 60th and Marshall Islands ranks 62nd of 200 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 1 and Marshall Islands in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Marshall Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8.32 deaths per 100 live births | 12.73 deaths per 100 live births | 4.41 deaths per 100 live births | Marshall Islands |
| 1960s | 6.61 deaths per 100 live births | 9.96 deaths per 100 live births | 3.35 deaths per 100 live births | Marshall Islands |
| 1970s | 5.32 deaths per 100 live births | 7.03 deaths per 100 live births | 1.71 deaths per 100 live births | Marshall Islands |
| 1980s | 3.65 deaths per 100 live births | 5.73 deaths per 100 live births | 2.08 deaths per 100 live births | Marshall Islands |
| 1990s | 2.52 deaths per 100 live births | 4.35 deaths per 100 live births | 1.83 deaths per 100 live births | Marshall Islands |
| 2000s | 2.3 deaths per 100 live births | 4.14 deaths per 100 live births | 1.84 deaths per 100 live births | Marshall Islands |
| 2010s | 2.21 deaths per 100 live births | 3.54 deaths per 100 live births | 1.33 deaths per 100 live births | Marshall Islands |
| 2020s | 2.85 deaths per 100 live births | 2.85 deaths per 100 live births | 0.004 deaths per 100 live births | Fiji |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Fiji or Marshall Islands?
- Fiji, at 2.91 deaths per 100 live births against 2.67 deaths per 100 live births in Marshall Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Fiji and Marshall Islands?
- 0.24 deaths per 100 live births, with Fiji ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Marshall Islands?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
- How do Fiji and Marshall Islands rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Fiji ranks 60th and Marshall Islands ranks 62nd of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.