What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Fiji and South Africa?

0.7 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.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Fiji vs South Africa: Mortality rate, infant

Fiji

23.5 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

South Africa

24.2 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Fiji rank

59th

South Africa rank

58th

Mortality rate, infant over time

Fiji
South Africa

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 24.2 per 1,000 live births against 23.5 per 1,000 live births in Fiji, a difference of 0.7 per 1,000 live births.

Across all 49 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

Fiji ranks 59th 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	38.23 per 1,000 live births	99.85 per 1,000 live births	61.62 per 1,000 live births	South Africa
1980s	27.56 per 1,000 live births	68.76 per 1,000 live births	41.2 per 1,000 live births	South Africa
1990s	18.58 per 1,000 live births	47.32 per 1,000 live births	28.74 per 1,000 live births	South Africa
2000s	17.01 per 1,000 live births	45.52 per 1,000 live births	28.51 per 1,000 live births	South Africa
2010s	17.01 per 1,000 live births	30.16 per 1,000 live births	13.15 per 1,000 live births	South Africa
2020s	22.88 per 1,000 live births	24.32 per 1,000 live births	1.44 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, Fiji or South Africa?: South Africa, at 24.2 per 1,000 live births against 23.5 per 1,000 live births in Fiji as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Fiji and South Africa?: 0.7 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?: Fiji ranks 59th 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 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births)
Unit: per 1,000 live births
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 244 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.