Fiji vs India: Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births)
Fiji
29.12 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
India
26.58 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Fiji rank
63rd
India rank
66th
Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births) over time
- Fiji
- India
How they compare
Fiji currently reports 29.12 per 1,000 live births against 26.58 per 1,000 live births in India, a difference of 2.54 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Fiji's figure about 1.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was India ahead.
Fiji ranks 63rd and India ranks 66th of 213 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.01 per 1,000 live births | 76.22 per 1,000 live births | 53.2 per 1,000 live births | India |
| 2010s | 22.12 per 1,000 live births | 45.62 per 1,000 live births | 23.5 per 1,000 live births | India |
| 2020s | 28.55 per 1,000 live births | 29.66 per 1,000 live births | 1.11 per 1,000 live births | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher under-five mortality rate, by sex, Fiji or India?
- Fiji, at 29.12 per 1,000 live births against 26.58 per 1,000 live births in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in under-five mortality rate, by sex between Fiji and India?
- 2.54 per 1,000 live births, with Fiji ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and India?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Fiji and India rank globally for under-five mortality rate, by sex?
- Fiji ranks 63rd and India ranks 66th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.