Fiji vs South Africa: Infant mortality rate by sex
Fiji
2.11 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
South Africa
2.22 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Fiji rank
60th
South Africa rank
58th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Fiji
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 2.22 deaths per 100 live births against 2.11 deaths per 100 live births in Fiji, a difference of 0.11 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Fiji's.
Across all 49 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
Fiji ranks 60th and South Africa ranks 58th of 199 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.5 deaths per 100 live births | 9.21 deaths per 100 live births | 5.71 deaths per 100 live births | South Africa |
| 1980s | 2.53 deaths per 100 live births | 6.27 deaths per 100 live births | 3.74 deaths per 100 live births | South Africa |
| 1990s | 1.72 deaths per 100 live births | 4.33 deaths per 100 live births | 2.61 deaths per 100 live births | South Africa |
| 2000s | 1.57 deaths per 100 live births | 4.25 deaths per 100 live births | 2.68 deaths per 100 live births | South Africa |
| 2010s | 1.53 deaths per 100 live births | 2.8 deaths per 100 live births | 1.27 deaths per 100 live births | South Africa |
| 2020s | 2.05 deaths per 100 live births | 2.24 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1857 deaths per 100 live births | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Fiji or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 2.22 deaths per 100 live births against 2.11 deaths per 100 live births in Fiji as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Fiji and South Africa?
- 0.11 deaths per 100 live births, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and South Africa?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Fiji and South Africa rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Fiji ranks 60th and South Africa ranks 58th 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 rate 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 female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .