What is mortality rate, infant in Fiji?

Mortality rate, infant in Fiji was 23.5 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

What is the highest mortality rate, infant recorded in Fiji?

The highest recorded value was 61.6 per 1,000 live births in 1960.

What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Fiji?

The lowest recorded value was 15.7 per 1,000 live births in 2013.

How does Fiji rank for mortality rate, infant?

Fiji ranks 59th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.

Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in Fiji?

Over the last ten years it is up 48.7%. 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 Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Mortality rate, infant in Fiji

Name: Mortality rate, infant in Fiji
Creator: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Fiji: Mortality rate, infant was 23.5 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

23.5 per 1,000 live births

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

59th

of 195 countries

All-time high

61.6 per 1,000 live births

in 1960

All-time low

15.7 per 1,000 live births

in 2013

Years of data

1960–2024

Mortality rate, infant in Fiji, 1960–2024

Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.

Analysis

The most recent figure for mortality rate, infant in Fiji is 23.5 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 48.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in Fiji peaked at 61.6 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 15.7 per 1,000 live births, in 2013.

Fiji ranks 59th of 195 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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	51.52 per 1,000 live births	44.6 per 1,000 live births	61.6 per 1,000 live births	10
1970s	41.16 per 1,000 live births	35.8 per 1,000 live births	44.1 per 1,000 live births	10
1980s	27.56 per 1,000 live births	22.4 per 1,000 live births	34 per 1,000 live births	10
1990s	18.58 per 1,000 live births	16.7 per 1,000 live births	21.5 per 1,000 live births	10
2000s	17.01 per 1,000 live births	16.6 per 1,000 live births	17.4 per 1,000 live births	10
2010s	17.01 per 1,000 live births	15.7 per 1,000 live births	20.3 per 1,000 live births	10
2020s	22.88 per 1,000 live births	21.6 per 1,000 live births	23.5 per 1,000 live births	5

Countries ranked near Fiji

56 Eritrea 24.7 per 1,000 live births compare
57 Bangladesh 24.4 per 1,000 live births compare
58 South Africa 24.2 per 1,000 live births compare
59 Tajikistan 23.5 per 1,000 live births compare
61 India 23.3 per 1,000 live births compare
62 Guyana 23.2 per 1,000 live births compare

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More health data for Fiji

Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 7,933 (2025)
Population ages 65 and above, female 7.5% (2025)
Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 8,552 (2025)
Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 8,786 (2025)
Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 7,880 (2025)
Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 8,695 (2025)
Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 8,085 (2025)
Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 8,428 (2025)
Population ages 65 and above, male 26,508 (2025)
Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 8,520 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rate, infant in Fiji?: Mortality rate, infant in Fiji was 23.5 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
What is the highest mortality rate, infant recorded in Fiji?: The highest recorded value was 61.6 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Fiji?: The lowest recorded value was 15.7 per 1,000 live births in 2013.
How does Fiji rank for mortality rate, infant?: Fiji ranks 59th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in Fiji?: Over the last ten years it is up 48.7%. 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 Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births)
Unit: per 1,000 live births
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 13,475 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.