Child mortality rate in Fiji
Fiji: Child mortality rate was 2.91 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Child mortality rate in Fiji, 1970–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
In 2024, child mortality rate in Fiji stood at 2.91 deaths per 100 live births.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 41.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Fiji peaked at 5.66 deaths per 100 live births in 1970 and was at its lowest, 2.06 deaths per 100 live births, in 2014.
Fiji ranks 60th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.32 deaths per 100 live births | 4.67 deaths per 100 live births | 5.66 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.65 deaths per 100 live births | 3 deaths per 100 live births | 4.45 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.52 deaths per 100 live births | 2.28 deaths per 100 live births | 2.88 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.3 deaths per 100 live births | 2.26 deaths per 100 live births | 2.35 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.21 deaths per 100 live births | 2.06 deaths per 100 live births | 2.57 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.85 deaths per 100 live births | 2.72 deaths per 100 live births | 2.92 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
- 57 Dominican Republic 3.06 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 58 Bangladesh 3.05 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 59 Laos 2.94 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 61 Tajikistan 2.81 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 62 Marshall Islands 2.67 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 63 India 2.66 deaths per 100 live births compare
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 2.91 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 5.66 deaths per 100 live births in 1970.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.06 deaths per 100 live births in 2014.
- How does Fiji rank for child mortality rate?
- Fiji ranks 60th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – 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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The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .