Difference in male and female life expectancy in Fiji
Fiji: Difference in male and female life expectancy was 3.73 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Difference in male and female life expectancy in Fiji, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for difference in male and female life expectancy in Fiji is 3.73, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, difference in male and female life expectancy in Fiji peaked at 6.63 in 1975 and was at its lowest, -0.403, in 1952.
Fiji ranks 184th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Difference in male and female life expectancy in Fiji, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | -0.3625 | — |
| 1951 | -0.363 | +0.1% |
| 1952 | -0.403 | +11.0% |
| 1953 | 0.4427 | -209.9% |
| 1954 | 0.6581 | +48.7% |
| 1955 | 1.22 | +86.1% |
| 1956 | 1.4 | +14.7% |
| 1957 | 1.67 | +18.9% |
| 1958 | 2.01 | +20.3% |
| 1959 | 2.63 | +30.9% |
| 1960 | 3 | +13.9% |
| 1961 | 3.53 | +17.9% |
| 1962 | 3.86 | +9.3% |
| 1963 | 4.11 | +6.7% |
| 1964 | 4.29 | +4.3% |
| 1965 | 3.08 | -28.2% |
| 1966 | 5.14 | +67.0% |
| 1967 | 4.43 | -13.9% |
| 1968 | 4.81 | +8.4% |
| 1969 | 4.39 | -8.7% |
| 1970 | 5.5 | +25.3% |
| 1971 | 5.61 | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 5.77 | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 4.97 | -13.8% |
| 1974 | 5.77 | +16.0% |
| 1975 | 6.63 | +14.9% |
| 1976 | 6.01 | -9.3% |
| 1977 | 6.11 | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 6.1 | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 5.38 | -11.8% |
| 1980 | 5.82 | +8.1% |
| 1981 | 4.98 | -14.4% |
| 1982 | 4.97 | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 5.43 | +9.2% |
| 1984 | 5.56 | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 4.45 | -19.9% |
| 1986 | 5.16 | +16.0% |
| 1987 | 5.1 | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 4.86 | -4.7% |
| 1989 | 4.42 | -9.0% |
| 1990 | 4.58 | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 4.3 | -6.1% |
| 1992 | 4.71 | +9.5% |
| 1993 | 4.71 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 4.73 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 4.67 | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 4.58 | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 4.49 | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 4.49 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 4.6 | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 4.54 | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 4.47 | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 4.37 | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 4.15 | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 4.01 | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 4.17 | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 4.11 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 4.05 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 3.91 | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 4.07 | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 3.96 | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 4.08 | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 4.41 | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 3.78 | -14.3% |
| 2014 | 4.56 | +20.6% |
| 2015 | 4.61 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 3.6 | -22.0% |
| 2017 | 4.13 | +14.8% |
| 2018 | 3.76 | -9.0% |
| 2019 | 3.64 | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 4.38 | +20.1% |
| 2021 | 3.66 | -16.3% |
| 2022 | 3.82 | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 3.73 | -2.3% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 3.73 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.66, 66% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 3.73 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.7, 79% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Difference in male and female life expectancy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | +209.9% | -0.403 | 0.4427 |
| 1955 | +86.1% | 0.6581 | 1.22 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.8913 | -0.403 | 2.63 | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.06 | 3 | 5.14 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.78 | 4.97 | 6.63 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.07 | 4.42 | 5.82 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.58 | 4.3 | 4.73 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.19 | 3.91 | 4.54 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.05 | 3.6 | 4.61 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.9 | 3.66 | 4.38 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 77 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0448 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is difference in male and female life expectancy in Fiji?
- Difference in male and female life expectancy in Fiji was 3.73 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in male and female life expectancy recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 6.63 in 1975.
- What is the lowest difference in male and female life expectancy recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.403 in 1952.
- How does Fiji rank for difference in male and female life expectancy?
- Fiji ranks 184th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in male and female life expectancy rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Difference in male and female life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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