Mortality rate, under-5, male in Fiji
Fiji: Mortality rate, under-5, male was 31.7 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
31.7 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
60th
of 196 countries
All-time high
83.8 per 1,000 live births
in 1960
All-time low
22.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2013
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Mortality rate, under-5, male 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, male in Fiji stood at 31.7 per 1,000 live births.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 41.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5, male in Fiji peaked at 83.8 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 22.4 per 1,000 live births, in 2013.
Fiji ranks 60th of 196 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, under-5, male in Fiji, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 83.8 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1961 | 80.1 per 1,000 live births | -4.4% |
| 1962 | 76.6 per 1,000 live births | -4.4% |
| 1963 | 73.3 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 1964 | 70.3 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 1965 | 67.5 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 1966 | 65.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 1967 | 63.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 62 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 61 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 60.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 59.9 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 59.6 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 59.2 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 58.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 57.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 55.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 54 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 1978 | 51.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 1979 | 49.7 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 1980 | 47.4 per 1,000 live births | -4.6% |
| 1981 | 45.1 per 1,000 live births | -4.9% |
| 1982 | 42.9 per 1,000 live births | -4.9% |
| 1983 | 40.9 per 1,000 live births | -4.7% |
| 1984 | 39.1 per 1,000 live births | -4.4% |
| 1985 | 37.5 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 1986 | 36 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 1987 | 34.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 1988 | 33.2 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 1989 | 32 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 30.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 1991 | 29.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 28.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 27.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 26.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 25.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 25.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 24.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 24.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 24.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 24 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 24 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 24.1 per 1,000 live births | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 24.3 per 1,000 live births | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 24.6 per 1,000 live births | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 24.9 per 1,000 live births | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 25.1 per 1,000 live births | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 25.2 per 1,000 live births | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 25 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 24.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 23.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 23.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 22.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 22.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 22.4 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 22.8 per 1,000 live births | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 23.6 per 1,000 live births | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 24.8 per 1,000 live births | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 26.4 per 1,000 live births | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 28 per 1,000 live births | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 29.6 per 1,000 live births | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 30.9 per 1,000 live births | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 31.5 per 1,000 live births | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 31.8 per 1,000 live births | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 31.7 per 1,000 live births | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.32 per 1,000 live births | 61 per 1,000 live births | 83.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 56.62 per 1,000 live births | 49.7 per 1,000 live births | 60.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 38.87 per 1,000 live births | 32 per 1,000 live births | 47.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.8 per 1,000 live births | 24.2 per 1,000 live births | 30.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.57 per 1,000 live births | 24 per 1,000 live births | 25.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.04 per 1,000 live births | 22.4 per 1,000 live births | 28 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.1 per 1,000 live births | 29.6 per 1,000 live births | 31.8 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
- 57 Dominican Republic 33.3 per 1,000 live births compare
- 58 Laos 32.9 per 1,000 live births compare
- 59 Bangladesh 32.6 per 1,000 live births compare
- 61 Tajikistan 31.5 per 1,000 live births compare
- 62 Marshall Islands 29.5 per 1,000 live births compare
- 63 Philippines 29.2 per 1,000 live births compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5, male in Fiji?
- Mortality rate, under-5, male in Fiji was 31.7 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, male recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 83.8 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5, male recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.4 per 1,000 live births in 2013.
- How does Fiji rank for mortality rate, under-5, male?
- Fiji ranks 60th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5, male rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.5%. 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, male (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Under-five mortality rate, male is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn male baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.