Fiji vs South Africa: Mortality rate, infant, male
Fiji
25.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
South Africa
26.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Fiji rank
61st
South Africa rank
58th
Mortality rate, infant, male over time
- Fiji
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 26.1 per 1,000 live births against 25.8 per 1,000 live births in Fiji, a difference of 0.3 per 1,000 live births.
Across all 49 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
Fiji ranks 61st and South Africa ranks 58th of 197 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 | 41.33 per 1,000 live births | 107.22 per 1,000 live births | 65.9 per 1,000 live births | South Africa |
| 1980s | 29.77 per 1,000 live births | 74.51 per 1,000 live births | 44.74 per 1,000 live births | South Africa |
| 1990s | 19.95 per 1,000 live births | 51.14 per 1,000 live births | 31.19 per 1,000 live births | South Africa |
| 2000s | 18.25 per 1,000 live births | 48.37 per 1,000 live births | 30.12 per 1,000 live births | South Africa |
| 2010s | 18.62 per 1,000 live births | 32.24 per 1,000 live births | 13.62 per 1,000 live births | South Africa |
| 2020s | 25.1 per 1,000 live births | 26.2 per 1,000 live births | 1.1 per 1,000 live births | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, male, Fiji or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 26.1 per 1,000 live births against 25.8 per 1,000 live births in Fiji as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant, male between Fiji and South Africa?
- 0.3 per 1,000 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 mortality rate, infant, male?
- Fiji ranks 61st and South Africa ranks 58th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate, male is the number of male infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 male live births in a given year.