Child mortality rate in Fiji
Fiji: Child mortality rate was 2.2% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Child mortality rate in Fiji, 1950–2019
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, child mortality rate in Fiji stood at 2.2%. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Fiji peaked at 8.9% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2019.
Fiji ranks 74th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 70 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.5% | 6.1% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.0% | 4.4% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.9% | 3.2% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.0% | 2.6% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 2.5% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.5% | 10 |
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More health data for Fiji
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,339 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 77 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 7,091 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 7,177 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 7,135 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 7,244 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 7,282 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 7,409 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate in Fiji?
- Child mortality rate in Fiji was 2.2% in 2019, according to IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 8.9% in 1950.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2019.
- How does Fiji rank for child mortality rate?
- Fiji ranks 74th out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of death before the age of five