Fiji vs Marshall Islands: Mortality rate, under-5
Fiji
29.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Marshall Islands
26.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Fiji rank
60th
Marshall Islands rank
62nd
Mortality rate, under-5 over time
- Fiji
- Marshall Islands
How they compare
Fiji currently reports 29.1 per 1,000 live births against 26.7 per 1,000 live births in Marshall Islands, a difference of 2.4 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Fiji's figure about 1.1 times Marshall Islands's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Marshall Islands ahead.
Fiji ranks 60th and Marshall Islands ranks 62nd of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 1 and Marshall Islands in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Marshall Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 66.1 per 1,000 live births | 99.62 per 1,000 live births | 33.52 per 1,000 live births | Marshall Islands |
| 1970s | 53.21 per 1,000 live births | 70.32 per 1,000 live births | 17.11 per 1,000 live births | Marshall Islands |
| 1980s | 36.46 per 1,000 live births | 57.31 per 1,000 live births | 20.85 per 1,000 live births | Marshall Islands |
| 1990s | 25.17 per 1,000 live births | 43.48 per 1,000 live births | 18.31 per 1,000 live births | Marshall Islands |
| 2000s | 23.01 per 1,000 live births | 41.4 per 1,000 live births | 18.39 per 1,000 live births | Marshall Islands |
| 2010s | 22.12 per 1,000 live births | 35.43 per 1,000 live births | 13.31 per 1,000 live births | Marshall Islands |
| 2020s | 28.54 per 1,000 live births | 28.5 per 1,000 live births | 0.04 per 1,000 live births | Fiji |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Fiji or Marshall Islands?
- Fiji, at 29.1 per 1,000 live births against 26.7 per 1,000 live births in Marshall Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Fiji and Marshall Islands?
- 2.4 per 1,000 live births, with Fiji ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Marshall Islands?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Fiji and Marshall Islands rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- Fiji ranks 60th and Marshall Islands ranks 62nd of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, under-5 (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
Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.