What is infant mortality rate in Fiji?

Infant mortality rate in Fiji was 2.35 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Fiji?

The highest recorded value was 10.5 deaths per 100 live births in 1940.

What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Fiji?

The lowest recorded value was 1.57 deaths per 100 live births in 2013.

How does Fiji rank for infant mortality rate?

Fiji ranks 59th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Fiji?

Over the last ten years it is up 49.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Fiji data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Infant mortality rate in Fiji

Name: Infant mortality rate in Fiji
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Fiji: Infant mortality rate was 2.35 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

2.35 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

up 0.2%

World rank

59th

of 199 countries

All-time high

10.5 deaths per 100 live births

in 1940

All-time low

1.57 deaths per 100 live births

in 2013

Years of data

1940–2024

Infant mortality rate in Fiji, 1940–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

Fiji recorded 2.35 deaths per 100 live births for infant mortality rate in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 49.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Fiji peaked at 10.5 deaths per 100 live births in 1940 and was at its lowest, 1.57 deaths per 100 live births, in 2013.

Fiji ranks 59th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1940s	10.27 deaths per 100 live births	9.84 deaths per 100 live births	10.5 deaths per 100 live births	10
1950s	8.04 deaths per 100 live births	6.46 deaths per 100 live births	9.6 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	5.15 deaths per 100 live births	4.46 deaths per 100 live births	6.16 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	4.12 deaths per 100 live births	3.58 deaths per 100 live births	4.41 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	2.76 deaths per 100 live births	2.24 deaths per 100 live births	3.4 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	1.86 deaths per 100 live births	1.67 deaths per 100 live births	2.15 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	1.7 deaths per 100 live births	1.66 deaths per 100 live births	1.74 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	1.7 deaths per 100 live births	1.57 deaths per 100 live births	2.03 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	2.29 deaths per 100 live births	2.16 deaths per 100 live births	2.35 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Fiji

56 Eritrea 2.47 deaths per 100 live births compare
57 Bangladesh 2.44 deaths per 100 live births compare
58 South Africa 2.42 deaths per 100 live births compare
60 Tajikistan 2.35 deaths per 100 live births compare
61 India 2.33 deaths per 100 live births compare
62 Guyana 2.32 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Fiji

Number of infants who die before age 1 77 deaths (2100)
Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,339 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 8,786 (2025)
Population ages 65 and above, female 7.5% (2025)
Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 8,552 (2025)
Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 7,880 (2025)
Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 7,933 (2025)
Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 8,695 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is infant mortality rate in Fiji?: Infant mortality rate in Fiji was 2.35 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Fiji?: The highest recorded value was 10.5 deaths per 100 live births in 1940.
What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Fiji?: The lowest recorded value was 1.57 deaths per 100 live births in 2013.
How does Fiji rank for infant mortality rate?: Fiji ranks 59th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Fiji?: Over the last ten years it is up 49.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Fiji data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Infant mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,185 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .