Breast cancer death rate in women in Fiji
Fiji: Breast cancer death rate in women was 33.05 deaths per 100,000 people in 2012. ▲ Rising
Breast cancer death rate in women in Fiji, 1978–2012
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2012, breast cancer death rate in women in Fiji stood at 33.05 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 74.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, breast cancer death rate in women in Fiji peaked at 33.05 deaths per 100,000 people in 2012 and was at its lowest, 7.61 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1978.
That places Fiji 3rd out of 111 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Breast cancer death rate in women in Fiji, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 7.61 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 10.4 deaths per 100,000 people | +36.6% |
| 2002 | 18.92 deaths per 100,000 people | +81.9% |
| 2003 | 23.59 deaths per 100,000 people | +24.7% |
| 2004 | 25.13 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 27.53 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.6% |
| 2006 | 23.73 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.8% |
| 2007 | 30.99 deaths per 100,000 people | +30.6% |
| 2008 | 31.58 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 30.01 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 32.15 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 33.05 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 1 |
| 2000s | 24.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 31.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 9 |
| 2010s | 32.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 32.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 33.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
- 1 Seychelles 37.94 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 2 Grenada 33.74 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 4 Antigua and Barbuda 29.05 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 5 Bahamas 28.39 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 6 Jamaica 26.03 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is breast cancer death rate in women in Fiji?
- Breast cancer death rate in women in Fiji was 33.05 deaths per 100,000 people in 2012, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest breast cancer death rate in women recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 33.05 deaths per 100,000 people in 2012.
- What is the lowest breast cancer death rate in women recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.61 deaths per 100,000 people in 1978.
- How does Fiji rank for breast cancer death rate in women?
- Fiji ranks 3rd out of 111 countries with data for 2012.
- Is breast cancer death rate in women rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Breast cancer death rate in women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reported deaths from breast cancer in females in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.