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

Taiwan, China, at 585 deaths against 480 deaths in Fiji as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Fiji and Taiwan, China?

105 deaths, with Taiwan, China ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Taiwan, China?

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 Taiwan, China: Number of children who die before age 5

Fiji

480 deaths

in 2023

Taiwan, China

585 deaths

in 2023

Fiji rank

123rd

Taiwan, China rank

121st

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Fiji
Taiwan, China

How they compare

Taiwan, China currently reports 585 deaths against 480 deaths in Fiji, a difference of 105 deaths.

That makes Taiwan, China's figure about 1.2 times Fiji's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Taiwan, China has been ahead every year.

Fiji ranks 123rd and Taiwan, China ranks 121st of 236 countries.

Taiwan, China has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Fiji	Taiwan, China	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1,516 deaths	32,338 deaths	30,823 deaths	Taiwan, China
1960s	1,229 deaths	18,016 deaths	16,788 deaths	Taiwan, China
1970s	1,000 deaths	8,096 deaths	7,096 deaths	Taiwan, China
1980s	833.5 deaths	4,474 deaths	3,640 deaths	Taiwan, China
1990s	553.1 deaths	2,821 deaths	2,268 deaths	Taiwan, China
2000s	480.7 deaths	1,618 deaths	1,137 deaths	Taiwan, China
2010s	435.9 deaths	1,003 deaths	566.8 deaths	Taiwan, China
2020s	468.5 deaths	670 deaths	201.5 deaths	Taiwan, China

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 Taiwan, China?: Taiwan, China, at 585 deaths against 480 deaths in Fiji as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Fiji and Taiwan, China?: 105 deaths, with Taiwan, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Taiwan, China?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Fiji and Taiwan, China rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Fiji ranks 123rd and Taiwan, China ranks 121st 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.