Death rate from drowning ghe in Fiji
Fiji: Death rate from drowning ghe was 5.81 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
5.81
Change on year
down 11.3%
World rank
49th
of 194 countries
All-time high
8.36
in 2000
All-time low
5.81
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Death rate from drowning ghe in Fiji, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, death rate from drowning ghe in Fiji stood at 5.81. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.3% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from drowning ghe in Fiji peaked at 8.36 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.81, in 2021.
Fiji ranks 49th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Death rate from drowning ghe in Fiji, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.36 | — |
| 2001 | 7.97 | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 7.76 | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 7.19 | -7.3% |
| 2004 | 7.22 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 7.72 | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 7.38 | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 7.55 | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 7.23 | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 7.11 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 7.13 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 7.08 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 7.05 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 7.13 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 6.84 | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 6.54 | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 6.39 | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 6.69 | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 6.6 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 6.59 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 6.55 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 5.81 | -11.3% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 5.81 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.71, 2.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 5.81 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.14, 95% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.55 | 7.11 | 8.36 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.8 | 6.39 | 7.13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.18 | 5.81 | 6.55 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from drowning ghe in Fiji?
- Death rate from drowning ghe in Fiji was 5.81 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from drowning ghe recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 8.36 in 2000.
- What is the lowest death rate from drowning ghe recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.81 in 2021.
- How does Fiji rank for death rate from drowning ghe?
- Fiji ranks 49th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from drowning ghe rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate from drowning ghe. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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