Number of maternal deaths in Fiji
Fiji: Number of maternal deaths was 5 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of maternal deaths in Fiji, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of maternal deaths in Fiji is 5, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of maternal deaths in Fiji peaked at 18 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 5, in 2022.
Fiji ranks 133rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17 | 16 | 18 | 5 |
| 1990s | 12.5 | 10 | 16 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.4 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.1 | 6 | 8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7 | 5 | 12 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
More health data for Fiji
- Population ages 65 and above, total 61,913 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 8,428 (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 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 number of maternal deaths in Fiji?
- Number of maternal deaths in Fiji was 5 in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest number of maternal deaths recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 18 in 1985.
- What is the lowest number of maternal deaths recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 2022.
- How does Fiji rank for number of maternal deaths?
- Fiji ranks 133rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of maternal deaths rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Number of maternal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A maternal death refers to the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management but not from accidental or incidental causes.