Fiji vs Marshall Islands: Infant mortality by sex
Fiji
2.58 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Marshall Islands
2.51 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Fiji rank
61st
Marshall Islands rank
62nd
Infant mortality by sex over time
- Fiji
- Marshall Islands
How they compare
Fiji currently reports 2.58 deaths per 100 live births against 2.51 deaths per 100 live births in Marshall Islands, a difference of 0.07 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Marshall Islands ahead.
Fiji ranks 61st and Marshall Islands ranks 62nd of 199 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 | 6.94 deaths per 100 live births | 9.99 deaths per 100 live births | 3.05 deaths per 100 live births | Marshall Islands |
| 1960s | 5.57 deaths per 100 live births | 7.98 deaths per 100 live births | 2.41 deaths per 100 live births | Marshall Islands |
| 1970s | 4.45 deaths per 100 live births | 5.84 deaths per 100 live births | 1.39 deaths per 100 live births | Marshall Islands |
| 1980s | 2.98 deaths per 100 live births | 4.9 deaths per 100 live births | 1.93 deaths per 100 live births | Marshall Islands |
| 1990s | 1.99 deaths per 100 live births | 3.81 deaths per 100 live births | 1.81 deaths per 100 live births | Marshall Islands |
| 2000s | 1.83 deaths per 100 live births | 3.72 deaths per 100 live births | 1.89 deaths per 100 live births | Marshall Islands |
| 2010s | 1.86 deaths per 100 live births | 3.27 deaths per 100 live births | 1.41 deaths per 100 live births | Marshall Islands |
| 2020s | 2.51 deaths per 100 live births | 2.67 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1563 deaths per 100 live births | Marshall Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality by sex, Fiji or Marshall Islands?
- Fiji, at 2.58 deaths per 100 live births against 2.51 deaths per 100 live births in Marshall Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between Fiji and Marshall Islands?
- 0.07 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 infant mortality by sex?
- Fiji ranks 61st and Marshall Islands ranks 62nd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under one year, per 100 live births .