Number of under-five deaths, female in Fiji
Fiji: Number of under-five deaths, female was 212 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five 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
In 2024, number of under-five deaths, female in Fiji stood at 212.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female in Fiji peaked at 614 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 178, 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 under-five deaths, female in Fiji, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 614 | — |
| 1961 | 596 | -2.9% |
| 1962 | 584 | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 572 | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 555 | -3.0% |
| 1965 | 537 | -3.2% |
| 1966 | 521 | -3.0% |
| 1967 | 505 | -3.1% |
| 1968 | 493 | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 484 | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 477 | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 470 | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 462 | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 453 | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 445 | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 443 | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 443 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 440 | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 435 | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 428 | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 420 | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 410 | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 401 | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 391 | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 380 | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 366 | -3.7% |
| 1986 | 351 | -4.1% |
| 1987 | 336 | -4.3% |
| 1988 | 322 | -4.2% |
| 1989 | 309 | -4.0% |
| 1990 | 295 | -4.5% |
| 1991 | 283 | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 270 | -4.6% |
| 1993 | 258 | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 247 | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 238 | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 230 | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 223 | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 217 | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 213 | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 210 | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 210 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 211 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 214 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 217 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 220 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 223 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 223 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 219 | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 211 | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 203 | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 193 | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 185 | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 180 | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 178 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 178 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 181 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 186 | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 193 | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 202 | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 209 | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 213 | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 215 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 214 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 212 | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 546.1 | 484 | 614 | 10 |
| 1970s | 449.6 | 428 | 477 | 10 |
| 1980s | 368.6 | 309 | 420 | 10 |
| 1990s | 247.4 | 213 | 295 | 10 |
| 2000s | 215.8 | 210 | 223 | 10 |
| 2010s | 187.9 | 178 | 203 | 10 |
| 2020s | 212.6 | 209 | 215 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
- 121 Costa Rica 242 compare
- 122 Republic of Moldova 231 compare
- 123 United Arab Emirates 220 compare
- 125 Solomon Islands 190 compare
- 126 Guyana 179 compare
- 127 Kuwait 177 compare
More education data for Fiji
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6,295 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.8% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 110.38 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 110.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, female in Fiji?
- Number of under-five deaths, female in Fiji was 212 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 under-five deaths, female recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 614 in 1960.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 178 in 2014.
- How does Fiji rank for number of under-five deaths, female?
- Fiji ranks 124th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. 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 under-five deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female children dying before reaching age five.