Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Fiji
Fiji: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year was 0.9856 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Fiji, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Fiji recorded 0.9856 deaths per 100,000 people for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.6% on the previous year and up 36.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Fiji peaked at 0.9856 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.6645 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2002.
That places Fiji 47th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Fiji, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6827 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.6701 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.6645 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.6821 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.6664 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.6761 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.6873 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.699 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.7117 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.7077 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.7151 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7217 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.7266 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.7324 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.7398 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.746 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.7578 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.7638 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.7765 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.7895 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.8104 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9856 deaths per 100,000 people | +21.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6848 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6645 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7117 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7469 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7151 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7895 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.898 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8104 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9856 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
- 44 Namibia 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 45 France 0.9953 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 46 Grenada 0.988 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 48 Saint Lucia 0.9834 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 49 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.9796 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 50 Netherlands 0.9744 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More health data for Fiji
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4425 % change on previous year (2090)
- 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 4 (2023)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.9576 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.042 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.8116 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Fiji?
- Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Fiji was 0.9856 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9856 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6645 deaths per 100,000 people in 2002.
- How does Fiji rank for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Fiji ranks 47th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.