Number of under-five deaths, male in Fiji
Fiji: Number of under-five deaths, male was 273 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, male 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
Fiji recorded 273 for number of under-five deaths, male in 2024.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male in Fiji peaked at 740 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 228, in 2014.
That places Fiji 124th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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, male in Fiji, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 740 | — |
| 1961 | 720 | -2.7% |
| 1962 | 708 | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 696 | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 675 | -3.0% |
| 1965 | 655 | -3.0% |
| 1966 | 635 | -3.1% |
| 1967 | 616 | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 600 | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 590 | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 581 | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 574 | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 564 | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 552 | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 542 | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 539 | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 541 | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 537 | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 531 | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 525 | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 514 | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 502 | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 490 | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 478 | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 465 | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 449 | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 429 | -4.5% |
| 1987 | 411 | -4.2% |
| 1988 | 396 | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 378 | -4.5% |
| 1990 | 363 | -4.0% |
| 1991 | 348 | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 331 | -4.9% |
| 1993 | 316 | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 301 | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 289 | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 281 | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 272 | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 264 | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 259 | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 256 | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 254 | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 258 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 261 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 266 | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 271 | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 274 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 275 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 272 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 265 | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 254 | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 244 | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 235 | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 230 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 228 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 229 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 234 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 241 | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 251 | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 260 | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 269 | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 275 | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 277 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 275 | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 273 | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 663.5 | 590 | 740 | 10 |
| 1970s | 548.6 | 525 | 581 | 10 |
| 1980s | 451.2 | 378 | 514 | 10 |
| 1990s | 302.4 | 259 | 363 | 10 |
| 2000s | 265.2 | 254 | 275 | 10 |
| 2010s | 240.6 | 228 | 260 | 10 |
| 2020s | 273.8 | 269 | 277 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
- 121 Republic of Moldova 307 compare
- 122 Costa Rica 299 compare
- 123 United Arab Emirates 278 compare
- 125 Solomon Islands 241 compare
- 126 Guyana 240 compare
- 127 Kuwait 218 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, male in Fiji?
- Number of under-five deaths, male in Fiji was 273 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, male recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 740 in 1960.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 228 in 2014.
- How does Fiji rank for number of under-five deaths, male?
- Fiji ranks 124th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male children dying before reaching age five.