Lifetime risk of maternal death in Fiji
Fiji: Lifetime risk of maternal death was 1,546 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023. ▲ Rising
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Fiji, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in 1 in: rate varies by country.
Analysis
In 2023, lifetime risk of maternal death in Fiji stood at 1,546 1 in: rate varies by country. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.5% on the previous year and up 57.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in Fiji peaked at 1,546 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023 and was at its lowest, 318 1 in: rate varies by country, in 1985.
Fiji ranks 88th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Fiji, year by year
| Year | 1 in: rate varies by country | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 318 1 in: rate varies by country | — |
| 1986 | 340 1 in: rate varies by country | +6.9% |
| 1987 | 352 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 372 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.7% |
| 1989 | 385 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 387 1 in: rate varies by country | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 410 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.9% |
| 1992 | 440 1 in: rate varies by country | +7.3% |
| 1993 | 470 1 in: rate varies by country | +6.8% |
| 1994 | 514 1 in: rate varies by country | +9.4% |
| 1995 | 545 1 in: rate varies by country | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 577 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 617 1 in: rate varies by country | +6.9% |
| 1998 | 671 1 in: rate varies by country | +8.8% |
| 1999 | 723 1 in: rate varies by country | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 726 1 in: rate varies by country | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 749 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 716 1 in: rate varies by country | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 734 1 in: rate varies by country | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 758 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 788 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 811 1 in: rate varies by country | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 827 1 in: rate varies by country | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 857 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 894 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 951 1 in: rate varies by country | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 999 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 941 1 in: rate varies by country | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 985 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 1,051 1 in: rate varies by country | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 1,079 1 in: rate varies by country | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 1,087 1 in: rate varies by country | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 1,221 1 in: rate varies by country | +12.3% |
| 2018 | 1,234 1 in: rate varies by country | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 1,281 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 1,323 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 667 1 in: rate varies by country | -49.6% |
| 2022 | 1,451 1 in: rate varies by country | +117.5% |
| 2023 | 1,546 1 in: rate varies by country | +6.5% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 1,546 1 in: rate varies by country is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,343 1 in: rate varies by country, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 1,546 1 in: rate varies by country is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 581.5 1 in: rate varies by country, 2.7× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lifetime risk of maternal death 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +117.5% | 667 1 in: rate varies by country | 1,451 1 in: rate varies by country |
| 2021 | -49.6% | 1,323 1 in: rate varies by country | 667 1 in: rate varies by country |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 353.4 1 in: rate varies by country | 318 1 in: rate varies by country | 385 1 in: rate varies by country | 5 |
| 1990s | 535.4 1 in: rate varies by country | 387 1 in: rate varies by country | 723 1 in: rate varies by country | 10 |
| 2000s | 786 1 in: rate varies by country | 716 1 in: rate varies by country | 894 1 in: rate varies by country | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,083 1 in: rate varies by country | 941 1 in: rate varies by country | 1,281 1 in: rate varies by country | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,247 1 in: rate varies by country | 667 1 in: rate varies by country | 1,546 1 in: rate varies by country | 4 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
- 85 Brunei Darussalam 1,695 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 86 Tunisia 1,667 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 87 Cape Verde 1,650 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 89 Bhutan 1,459 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 90 El Salvador 1,455 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 91 Grenada 1,450 1 in: rate varies by country compare
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)
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifetime risk of maternal death in Fiji?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in Fiji was 1,546 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 1,546 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 318 1 in: rate varies by country in 1985.
- How does Fiji rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Fiji ranks 88th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifetime risk of maternal death rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life time risk of maternal death is the probability that a 15-year-old female will die eventually from a maternal cause assuming that current levels of fertility and mortality (including maternal mortality) do not change in the future, taking into account competing causes of death.