Death rate from natural disasters in Fiji
Fiji: Death rate from natural disasters was 0.64 in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Death rate from natural disasters in Fiji, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for death rate from natural disasters in Fiji is 0.64, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.6% on the previous year and down 87.6% over five years.
Over the whole period, death rate from natural disasters in Fiji peaked at 5.16 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2005.
Fiji ranks 7th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Death rate from natural disasters in Fiji, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.51 | — |
| 2001 | 0.25 | -51.0% |
| 2002 | 0.88 | +252.0% |
| 2003 | 2.13 | +142.0% |
| 2004 | 1.99 | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2006 | 0.61 | — |
| 2007 | 0.85 | +39.3% |
| 2008 | 0.84 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 1.77 | +110.7% |
| 2010 | 0.23 | -87.0% |
| 2011 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2012 | 1.93 | — |
| 2013 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2014 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 5.16 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2018 | 0.76 | — |
| 2019 | 0.11 | -85.5% |
| 2020 | 0.86 | +681.8% |
| 2021 | 0.64 | -25.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Death rate from natural disasters in Fiji changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +681.8% | 0.11 | 0.86 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.983 | 0 | 2.13 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.819 | 0 | 5.16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.75 | 0.64 | 0.86 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
- 4 Afghanistan 1.3 compare
- 5 Bhutan 1.23 compare
- 6 Nepal 0.8 compare
- 8 Philippines 0.51 compare
- 9 Saint Lucia 0.5 compare
- 10 Congo 0.47 compare
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- 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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0448 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from natural disasters in Fiji?
- Death rate from natural disasters in Fiji was 0.64 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from natural disasters recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 5.16 in 2016.
- What is the lowest death rate from natural disasters recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2005.
- How does Fiji rank for death rate from natural disasters?
- Fiji ranks 7th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate from natural disasters. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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