Sex gap in life expectancy versus GDP per capita in Fiji
Fiji: Sex gap in life expectancy versus GDP per capita 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 versus GDP per capita 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
The most recent figure for sex gap in life expectancy versus gdp per capita in Fiji is 4.02 years, measured 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 versus gdp per capita 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 versus GDP per capita 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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- 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)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.036 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 4.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0305 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy versus gdp per capita in Fiji?
- Sex gap in life expectancy versus gdp per capita 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 versus gdp per capita recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 6.82 years in 1975.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy versus gdp per capita recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1899 years in 1952.
- How does Fiji rank for sex gap in life expectancy versus gdp per capita?
- Fiji ranks 180th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy versus gdp per capita 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 versus GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.