Sex gap in life expectancy in Fiji
Fiji: Sex gap in life expectancy was 4.02 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
4.02 years
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
180th
of 236 countries
All-time high
6.82 years
in 1975
All-time low
0.1899 years
in 1952
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy in Fiji, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Fiji recorded 4.02 years for sex gap in life expectancy in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy in Fiji peaked at 6.82 years in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.1899 years, in 1952.
That places Fiji 180th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy in Fiji, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.2598 years | — |
| 1951 | 0.2362 years | -9.1% |
| 1952 | 0.1899 years | -19.6% |
| 1953 | 0.9178 years | +383.3% |
| 1954 | 1.15 years | +25.5% |
| 1955 | 1.68 years | +45.5% |
| 1956 | 1.86 years | +11.0% |
| 1957 | 2.11 years | +13.3% |
| 1958 | 2.44 years | +15.7% |
| 1959 | 3.04 years | +24.6% |
| 1960 | 3.39 years | +11.7% |
| 1961 | 3.91 years | +15.3% |
| 1962 | 4.23 years | +8.1% |
| 1963 | 4.47 years | +5.9% |
| 1964 | 4.65 years | +3.9% |
| 1965 | 3.48 years | -25.1% |
| 1966 | 5.46 years | +56.8% |
| 1967 | 4.77 years | -12.6% |
| 1968 | 5.11 years | +7.1% |
| 1969 | 4.72 years | -7.5% |
| 1970 | 5.76 years | +22.0% |
| 1971 | 5.87 years | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 6.01 years | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 5.22 years | -13.1% |
| 1974 | 6 years | +14.9% |
| 1975 | 6.82 years | +13.7% |
| 1976 | 6.22 years | -8.9% |
| 1977 | 6.32 years | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 6.31 years | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 5.57 years | -11.7% |
| 1980 | 6 years | +7.7% |
| 1981 | 5.18 years | -13.6% |
| 1982 | 5.16 years | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 5.62 years | +8.8% |
| 1984 | 5.73 years | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 4.64 years | -19.0% |
| 1986 | 5.34 years | +15.1% |
| 1987 | 5.28 years | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 5.03 years | -4.7% |
| 1989 | 4.6 years | -8.5% |
| 1990 | 4.75 years | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 4.47 years | -6.0% |
| 1992 | 4.87 years | +8.9% |
| 1993 | 4.86 years | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 4.88 years | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 4.82 years | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 4.73 years | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 4.63 years | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 4.63 years | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 4.73 years | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 4.68 years | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 4.6 years | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 4.51 years | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 4.28 years | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 4.14 years | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 4.31 years | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 4.26 years | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 4.2 years | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 4.06 years | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 4.23 years | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 4.13 years | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 4.25 years | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 4.57 years | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 3.95 years | -13.5% |
| 2014 | 4.73 years | +19.6% |
| 2015 | 4.8 years | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 3.79 years | -21.1% |
| 2017 | 4.36 years | +14.9% |
| 2018 | 3.99 years | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 3.88 years | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 4.62 years | +19.2% |
| 2021 | 3.91 years | -15.3% |
| 2022 | 4.09 years | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 4.02 years | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.39 years | 0.1899 years | 3.04 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.42 years | 3.39 years | 5.46 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.01 years | 5.22 years | 6.82 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.26 years | 4.6 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.74 years | 4.47 years | 4.88 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.33 years | 4.06 years | 4.68 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.25 years | 3.79 years | 4.8 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.16 years | 3.91 years | 4.62 years | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy in Fiji?
- Sex gap in life expectancy in Fiji was 4.02 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 6.82 years in 1975.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1899 years in 1952.
- How does Fiji rank for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Fiji ranks 180th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex gap in life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.