Mortality rate, infant, female in Fiji
Fiji: Mortality rate, infant, female was 21.1 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
21.1 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
60th
of 197 countries
All-time high
56.5 per 1,000 live births
in 1960
All-time low
14.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2013
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Mortality rate, infant, female in Fiji, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate, infant, female in Fiji stood at 21.1 per 1,000 live births.
That represents a change of up 48.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant, female in Fiji peaked at 56.5 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 14.2 per 1,000 live births, in 2013.
Fiji ranks 60th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Mortality rate, infant, female in Fiji, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 56.5 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1961 | 53.9 per 1,000 live births | -4.6% |
| 1962 | 51.4 per 1,000 live births | -4.6% |
| 1963 | 49.2 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 1964 | 47.1 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 1965 | 45.1 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 1966 | 43.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 1967 | 42.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 41.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 40.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 40.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 40 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 39.8 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 39.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 38.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 38.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 37.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 35.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 1978 | 34.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 1979 | 32.8 per 1,000 live births | -4.7% |
| 1980 | 31.1 per 1,000 live births | -5.2% |
| 1981 | 29.6 per 1,000 live births | -4.8% |
| 1982 | 28.1 per 1,000 live births | -5.1% |
| 1983 | 26.7 per 1,000 live births | -5.0% |
| 1984 | 25.5 per 1,000 live births | -4.5% |
| 1985 | 24.3 per 1,000 live births | -4.7% |
| 1986 | 23.3 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 1987 | 22.3 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 1988 | 21.4 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 1989 | 20.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 19.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 1991 | 19 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 18.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 17.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 17.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 16.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 16.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 15.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 15.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 15.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 15.5 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 15.4 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 15.5 per 1,000 live births | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 15.6 per 1,000 live births | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 15.8 per 1,000 live births | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 16 per 1,000 live births | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 16.1 per 1,000 live births | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 16 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 15.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 15.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 15.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 14.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 14.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 14.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 14.2 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 14.5 per 1,000 live births | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 15 per 1,000 live births | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 15.9 per 1,000 live births | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 17 per 1,000 live births | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 18.2 per 1,000 live births | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 19.4 per 1,000 live births | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 20.3 per 1,000 live births | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 20.8 per 1,000 live births | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 21.1 per 1,000 live births | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 21.1 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.12 per 1,000 live births | 40.7 per 1,000 live births | 56.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 37.67 per 1,000 live births | 32.8 per 1,000 live births | 40.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.29 per 1,000 live births | 20.6 per 1,000 live births | 31.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.17 per 1,000 live births | 15.5 per 1,000 live births | 19.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.72 per 1,000 live births | 15.4 per 1,000 live births | 16.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.32 per 1,000 live births | 14.2 per 1,000 live births | 18.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.54 per 1,000 live births | 19.4 per 1,000 live births | 21.1 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
- 58 South Africa 22.2 per 1,000 live births compare
- 59 Eritrea 21.3 per 1,000 live births compare
- 61 Tajikistan 20.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 62 Guyana 20.2 per 1,000 live births compare
- 62 Nepal 20.2 per 1,000 live births compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant, female in Fiji?
- Mortality rate, infant, female in Fiji was 21.1 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, infant, female recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 56.5 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant, female recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.2 per 1,000 live births in 2013.
- How does Fiji rank for mortality rate, infant, female?
- Fiji ranks 60th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant, female rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate, female is the number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 female live births in a given year.