Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Fiji
Fiji: Maternal mortality, gaps filled was 38.05 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Fiji, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for maternal mortality, gaps filled in Fiji is 38.05, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality, gaps filled in Fiji peaked at 64.91 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 36.58, in 2018.
That places Fiji 108th out of 189 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Fiji, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 64.91 | — |
| 1986 | 60.98 | -6.0% |
| 1987 | 60.93 | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 60.28 | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 60.4 | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 59.9 | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 55.41 | -7.5% |
| 1992 | 56.77 | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 56.05 | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 57.22 | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 52.13 | -8.9% |
| 1996 | 51.08 | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 51.2 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 51.96 | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 47.33 | -8.9% |
| 2000 | 49.02 | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 46.64 | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 49.18 | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 47.84 | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 46.4 | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 45.28 | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 44.2 | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 44.33 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 43.21 | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 42.35 | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 41.57 | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 39.12 | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 39.12 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 39.12 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 38.43 | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 39 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 39.66 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 36.83 | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 36.58 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 38.16 | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 38.05 | -0.3% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 38.05 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 51.11, 74% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 38.05 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 59.08, 64% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 61.5 | 60.28 | 64.91 | 5 |
| 1990s | 53.91 | 47.33 | 59.9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.85 | 42.35 | 49.18 | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.76 | 36.58 | 41.57 | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.05 | 38.05 | 38.05 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
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Frequently asked questions
- What is maternal mortality, gaps filled in Fiji?
- Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Fiji was 38.05 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maternal mortality, gaps filled recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 64.91 in 1985.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality, gaps filled recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.58 in 2018.
- How does Fiji rank for maternal mortality, gaps filled?
- Fiji ranks 108th out of 189 countries with data for 2020.
- Is maternal mortality, gaps filled rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maternal mortality, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maternal mortality with 85 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Maternal mortality Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Maternal mortality with 85 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.