Mortality rate, neonatal in Fiji
Fiji: Mortality rate, neonatal was 15 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▲ Rising
Mortality rate, neonatal in Fiji, 1989–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
Fiji recorded 15 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, neonatal in 2024. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 82.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, neonatal in Fiji peaked at 15 per 1,000 live births in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.1 per 1,000 live births, in 2013.
Fiji ranks 60th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.7 per 1,000 live births | 13.7 per 1,000 live births | 13.7 per 1,000 live births | 1 |
| 1990s | 11.28 per 1,000 live births | 10 per 1,000 live births | 13.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.67 per 1,000 live births | 9.4 per 1,000 live births | 11.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.36 per 1,000 live births | 8.1 per 1,000 live births | 12.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.64 per 1,000 live births | 13.8 per 1,000 live births | 15 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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More health data for Fiji
- Population ages 65 and above, total 61,913 (2025)
- Population, female 470,027 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 7,880 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 7,933 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 8,428 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 8,085 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 8,295 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 8,143 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 8,695 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 6.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, neonatal in Fiji?
- Mortality rate, neonatal in Fiji was 15 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, neonatal recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 15 per 1,000 live births in 2023.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1 per 1,000 live births in 2013.
- How does Fiji rank for mortality rate, neonatal?
- Fiji ranks 60th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, neonatal rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.