Number of infant deaths, female in Fiji
Fiji: Number of infant deaths, female was 168 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
168
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
124th
of 197 countries
All-time high
474
in 1960
All-time low
134
in 2014
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Number of infant deaths, female in Fiji, 1960–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of infant deaths, female in Fiji is 168, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, female in Fiji peaked at 474 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 134, in 2014.
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, female in Fiji, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 474 | — |
| 1961 | 460 | -3.0% |
| 1962 | 451 | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 443 | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 429 | -3.2% |
| 1965 | 414 | -3.5% |
| 1966 | 401 | -3.1% |
| 1967 | 387 | -3.5% |
| 1968 | 376 | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 369 | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 363 | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 357 | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 350 | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 342 | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 336 | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 337 | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 339 | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 338 | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 334 | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 329 | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 321 | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 313 | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 305 | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 296 | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 287 | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 274 | -4.5% |
| 1986 | 260 | -5.1% |
| 1987 | 248 | -4.6% |
| 1988 | 238 | -4.0% |
| 1989 | 227 | -4.6% |
| 1990 | 218 | -4.0% |
| 1991 | 208 | -4.6% |
| 1992 | 197 | -5.3% |
| 1993 | 187 | -5.1% |
| 1994 | 179 | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 172 | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 167 | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 162 | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 158 | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 155 | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 153 | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 153 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 155 | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 158 | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 160 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 163 | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 164 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 165 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 162 | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 156 | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 149 | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 143 | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 138 | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 135 | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 134 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 135 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 138 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 142 | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 149 | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 156 | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 162 | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 167 | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 169 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 169 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 168 | -0.6% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 168 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 424, 40% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 168 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 278, 60% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 420.4 | 369 | 474 | 10 |
| 1970s | 342.5 | 329 | 363 | 10 |
| 1980s | 276.9 | 227 | 321 | 10 |
| 1990s | 180.3 | 155 | 218 | 10 |
| 2000s | 158.9 | 153 | 165 | 10 |
| 2010s | 141.9 | 134 | 156 | 10 |
| 2020s | 167 | 162 | 169 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
- 121 Costa Rica 210 compare
- 122 Israel 205 compare
- 123 United Arab Emirates 177 compare
- 125 Guyana 164 compare
- 126 Solomon Islands 156 compare
- 127 Kuwait 154 compare
More education data for Fiji
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5,041 (2012)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 644 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,362 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8,542 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 113,613 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 113,938 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1227 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, female in Fiji?
- Number of infant deaths, female in Fiji was 168 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, female recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 474 in 1960.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, female recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 134 in 2014.
- How does Fiji rank for number of infant deaths, female?
- Fiji ranks 124th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, female rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of infant deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age.