Number of infant deaths (UN Inter-agency) in Fiji
Fiji: Number of infant deaths (UN Inter-agency) was 389 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
389
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
124th
of 197 countries
All-time high
1,068
in 1960
All-time low
309
in 2013
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Number of infant deaths in Fiji, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Fiji recorded 389 for number of infant deaths in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths in Fiji peaked at 1,068 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 309, in 2013.
Fiji ranks 124th 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.
Number of infant deaths (UN Inter-agency) in Fiji, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1,068 | — |
| 1961 | 1,037 | -2.9% |
| 1962 | 1,019 | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 1,001 | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 969 | -3.2% |
| 1965 | 936 | -3.4% |
| 1966 | 905 | -3.3% |
| 1967 | 874 | -3.4% |
| 1968 | 850 | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 834 | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 820 | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 807 | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 791 | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 773 | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 760 | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 760 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 767 | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 763 | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 756 | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 743 | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 726 | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 707 | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 688 | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 669 | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 647 | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 620 | -4.2% |
| 1986 | 587 | -5.3% |
| 1987 | 559 | -4.8% |
| 1988 | 536 | -4.1% |
| 1989 | 512 | -4.5% |
| 1990 | 489 | -4.5% |
| 1991 | 467 | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 444 | -4.9% |
| 1993 | 421 | -5.2% |
| 1994 | 401 | -4.8% |
| 1995 | 385 | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 373 | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 362 | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 351 | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 344 | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 340 | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 340 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 345 | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 352 | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 358 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 364 | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 369 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 371 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 365 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 354 | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 340 | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 325 | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 314 | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 309 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 309 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 312 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 319 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 330 | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 344 | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 360 | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 375 | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 385 | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 390 | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 390 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 389 | -0.3% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 389 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 968, 40% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 389 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 636.5, 61% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 949.3 | 834 | 1,068 | 10 |
| 1970s | 774 | 743 | 820 | 10 |
| 1980s | 625.1 | 512 | 726 | 10 |
| 1990s | 403.7 | 344 | 489 | 10 |
| 2000s | 355.8 | 340 | 371 | 10 |
| 2010s | 326.2 | 309 | 360 | 10 |
| 2020s | 385.8 | 375 | 390 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
- 121 Costa Rica 468 compare
- 122 Israel 457 compare
- 123 United Arab Emirates 401 compare
- 125 Guyana 385 compare
- 126 Solomon Islands 355 compare
- 127 Kuwait 342 compare
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.042 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.8116 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0448 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths in Fiji?
- Number of infant deaths in Fiji was 389 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 1,068 in 1960.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 309 in 2013.
- How does Fiji rank for number of infant deaths?
- Fiji ranks 124th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.9%. 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 Number of infant deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.