Mortality rate, under-5, female in Fiji
Fiji: Mortality rate, under-5, female was 26.3 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
26.3 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
60th
of 196 countries
All-time high
74.3 per 1,000 live births
in 1960
All-time low
18.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2014
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Mortality rate, under-5, 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, under-5, female in Fiji stood at 26.3 per 1,000 live births.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 40.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5, female in Fiji peaked at 74.3 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 18.7 per 1,000 live births, in 2014.
That places Fiji 60th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Mortality rate, under-5, female in Fiji, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 74.3 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1961 | 70.7 per 1,000 live births | -4.8% |
| 1962 | 67.4 per 1,000 live births | -4.7% |
| 1963 | 64.4 per 1,000 live births | -4.5% |
| 1964 | 61.5 per 1,000 live births | -4.5% |
| 1965 | 59 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 1966 | 57 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 1967 | 55.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 54.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 53.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 52.8 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 52.4 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 52.1 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 51.8 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 51.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 50.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 49 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 47.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 1978 | 45.5 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 1979 | 43.5 per 1,000 live births | -4.4% |
| 1980 | 41.4 per 1,000 live births | -4.8% |
| 1981 | 39.4 per 1,000 live births | -4.8% |
| 1982 | 37.5 per 1,000 live births | -4.8% |
| 1983 | 35.8 per 1,000 live births | -4.5% |
| 1984 | 34.1 per 1,000 live births | -4.7% |
| 1985 | 32.7 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 1986 | 31.4 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 1987 | 30.1 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 1988 | 29 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 1989 | 27.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 1990 | 26.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 1991 | 25.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 24.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 24.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 23.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 22.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 22.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 21.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 21.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 21.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 21.1 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 21.1 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 21.2 per 1,000 live births | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 21.3 per 1,000 live births | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 21.5 per 1,000 live births | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 21.7 per 1,000 live births | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 21.8 per 1,000 live births | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 21.7 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 21.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 20.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 20.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 19.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 19.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 18.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 18.7 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 18.9 per 1,000 live births | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 19.6 per 1,000 live births | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 20.6 per 1,000 live births | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 21.8 per 1,000 live births | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 23.3 per 1,000 live births | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 24.6 per 1,000 live births | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 25.6 per 1,000 live births | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 26.2 per 1,000 live births | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 26.4 per 1,000 live births | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 26.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 61.7 per 1,000 live births | 53.3 per 1,000 live births | 74.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 49.6 per 1,000 live births | 43.5 per 1,000 live births | 52.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 33.93 per 1,000 live births | 27.9 per 1,000 live births | 41.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.46 per 1,000 live births | 21.3 per 1,000 live births | 26.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.37 per 1,000 live births | 20.9 per 1,000 live births | 21.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.09 per 1,000 live births | 18.7 per 1,000 live births | 23.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.82 per 1,000 live births | 24.6 per 1,000 live births | 26.4 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
- 57 Bangladesh 28.3 per 1,000 live births compare
- 58 Dominican Republic 27.8 per 1,000 live births compare
- 59 India 26.7 per 1,000 live births compare
- 61 Lao People's Democratic Republic 25.6 per 1,000 live births compare
- 62 Tajikistan 24.7 per 1,000 live births compare
- 63 Marshall Islands 23.8 per 1,000 live births compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5, female in Fiji?
- Mortality rate, under-5, female in Fiji was 26.3 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, under-5, female recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 74.3 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5, female recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.7 per 1,000 live births in 2014.
- How does Fiji rank for mortality rate, under-5, female?
- Fiji ranks 60th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5, female rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.6%. 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, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Under-five mortality rate, female is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn female baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.