Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Fiji
Fiji: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths was 249 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Fiji, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Fiji recorded 249 deaths for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in 2024.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 55.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Fiji peaked at 301 deaths in 1990 and was at its lowest, 160 deaths, in 2013.
That places Fiji 125th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 244.5 deaths | 205 deaths | 301 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 224 deaths | 195 deaths | 249 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 178.3 deaths | 160 deaths | 223 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 246.6 deaths | 237 deaths | 250 deaths | 5 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
- 122 South Korea 281 deaths compare
- 123 United Arab Emirates 255 deaths compare
- 124 Guyana 253 deaths compare
- 126 Switzerland 230 deaths compare
- 127 Belgium 225 deaths compare
- 128 Georgia 213 deaths compare
- 128 Kuwait 213 deaths compare
More health data for Fiji
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,339 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 77 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 7,091 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 7,177 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 7,135 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 7,244 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 7,282 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 7,409 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Fiji?
- Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Fiji was 249 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of neonatal, infant and child deaths recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 301 deaths in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal, infant and child deaths recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 160 deaths in 2013.
- How does Fiji rank for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?
- Fiji ranks 125th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal, infant and child deaths rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .