Difference in male and female life expectancy in Fiji
Fiji: Difference in male and female life expectancy was 3.73 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
3.73
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
177th
of 229 countries
All-time high
6.63
in 1975
All-time low
-0.403
in 1952
Years of data
74
1950–2023
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 177th of 229 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
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 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,339 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 77 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 2.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0663 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.4737 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5037 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 177th out of 229 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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