Fiji vs India: Infant mortality rate
Fiji
2.35 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
India
2.33 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Fiji rank
59th
India rank
61st
Infant mortality rate over time
- Fiji
- India
How they compare
Fiji currently reports 2.35 deaths per 100 live births against 2.33 deaths per 100 live births in India, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 72 shared years of data; in 1953 it was India ahead.
Fiji ranks 59th and India ranks 61st of 199 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.5 deaths per 100 live births | 15.94 deaths per 100 live births | 8.44 deaths per 100 live births | India |
| 1960s | 5.15 deaths per 100 live births | 14.3 deaths per 100 live births | 9.15 deaths per 100 live births | India |
| 1970s | 4.12 deaths per 100 live births | 12.44 deaths per 100 live births | 8.32 deaths per 100 live births | India |
| 1980s | 2.76 deaths per 100 live births | 9.67 deaths per 100 live births | 6.91 deaths per 100 live births | India |
| 1990s | 1.86 deaths per 100 live births | 7.64 deaths per 100 live births | 5.78 deaths per 100 live births | India |
| 2000s | 1.7 deaths per 100 live births | 5.74 deaths per 100 live births | 4.04 deaths per 100 live births | India |
| 2010s | 1.7 deaths per 100 live births | 3.76 deaths per 100 live births | 2.06 deaths per 100 live births | India |
| 2020s | 2.29 deaths per 100 live births | 2.58 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2879 deaths per 100 live births | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Fiji or India?
- Fiji, at 2.35 deaths per 100 live births against 2.33 deaths per 100 live births in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Fiji and India?
- 0.02 deaths per 100 live births, with Fiji ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and India?
- 72 years are reported by both, from 1953 to 2024.
- How do Fiji and India rank globally for infant mortality rate?
- Fiji ranks 59th and India ranks 61st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant 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 estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .