Lifetime risk of maternal death in Fiji
Fiji: Lifetime risk of maternal death was 0.0647 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Fiji, 1985–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, lifetime risk of maternal death in Fiji stood at 0.0647. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure 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 0.3149 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0647, in 2023.
Fiji ranks 107th of 194 countries on this measure, 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.3149 | — |
| 1986 | 0.2944 | -6.5% |
| 1987 | 0.2844 | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 0.2685 | -5.6% |
| 1989 | 0.26 | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 0.2584 | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.2441 | -5.5% |
| 1992 | 0.2271 | -7.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2128 | -6.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1946 | -8.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1835 | -5.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1734 | -5.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1622 | -6.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1491 | -8.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1384 | -7.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1377 | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1335 | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1397 | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1363 | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.132 | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1269 | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1234 | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1209 | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1167 | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1118 | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1052 | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1001 | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1063 | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1016 | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0951 | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0927 | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.092 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0819 | -11.0% |
| 2018 | 0.081 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0781 | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0756 | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.15 | +98.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0689 | -54.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0647 | -6.1% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 0.0647 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0745, 87% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 0.0647 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1735, 37% of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +98.5% | 0.0756 | 0.15 |
| 2022 | -54.1% | 0.15 | 0.0689 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2844 | 0.26 | 0.3149 | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.1943 | 0.1384 | 0.2584 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1279 | 0.1118 | 0.1397 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0934 | 0.0781 | 0.1063 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0898 | 0.0647 | 0.15 | 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 lifetime risk of maternal death in Fiji?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in Fiji was 0.0647 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3149 in 1985.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0647 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Lifetime risk of maternal death. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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