Lifetime risk of maternal death in Fiji
Fiji: Lifetime risk of maternal death was 0.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Fiji, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, lifetime risk of maternal death in Fiji stood at 0.1%. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.1% on the previous year and down 36.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in Fiji peaked at 0.3% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2023.
That places Fiji 107th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Fiji, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.3% | — |
| 1986 | 0.3% | -6.5% |
| 1987 | 0.3% | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 0.3% | -5.6% |
| 1989 | 0.3% | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 0.3% | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.2% | -5.5% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | -7.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | -6.3% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | -8.5% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | -5.7% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | -5.5% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | -6.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | -8.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | -7.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -11.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +98.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -54.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 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)
- 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 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0052 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 1.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0026 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2023)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifetime risk of maternal death in Fiji?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in Fiji was 0.1% 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 0.3% in 1985.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2023.
- How does Fiji rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Fiji ranks 107th 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 down 36.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 (%). 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.