Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Fiji or Kuwait?

Fiji, at 480 deaths against 428 deaths in Kuwait as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Kuwait?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Fiji vs Kuwait: Number of children who die before age 5

Fiji

480 deaths

in 2023

Kuwait

428 deaths

in 2023

Fiji rank

123rd

Kuwait rank

126th

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Fiji
Kuwait

How they compare

Fiji currently reports 480 deaths against 428 deaths in Kuwait, a difference of 52 deaths.

That makes Fiji's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Fiji ahead.

Fiji ranks 123rd and Kuwait ranks 126th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 1 and Kuwait in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Fiji	Kuwait	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1,516 deaths	1,548 deaths	32.4 deaths	Kuwait
1960s	1,229 deaths	2,113 deaths	884 deaths	Kuwait
1970s	1,000 deaths	2,193 deaths	1,192 deaths	Kuwait
1980s	833.5 deaths	1,405 deaths	571.6 deaths	Kuwait
1990s	553.1 deaths	631.2 deaths	78.1 deaths	Kuwait
2000s	480.7 deaths	562.5 deaths	81.8 deaths	Kuwait
2010s	435.9 deaths	553.9 deaths	118 deaths	Kuwait
2020s	468.5 deaths	431.75 deaths	36.75 deaths	Fiji

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Fiji or Kuwait?: Fiji, at 480 deaths against 428 deaths in Kuwait as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Fiji and Kuwait?: 52 deaths, with Fiji ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Kuwait?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Fiji and Kuwait rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Fiji ranks 123rd and Kuwait ranks 126th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of children who die before age 5
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.