Stillbirth rate in Fiji
Fiji: Stillbirth rate was 0.7327 deaths per 100 births in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.7327 deaths per 100 births
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
109th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.11 deaths per 100 births
in 2005
All-time low
0.7327 deaths per 100 births
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Stillbirth rate in Fiji, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 births.
Analysis
In 2023, stillbirth rate in Fiji stood at 0.7327 deaths per 100 births. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stillbirth rate in Fiji peaked at 1.11 deaths per 100 births in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.7327 deaths per 100 births, in 2023.
Fiji ranks 109th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Stillbirth rate in Fiji, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100 births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.07 deaths per 100 births | — |
| 2001 | 1.07 deaths per 100 births | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.07 deaths per 100 births | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.09 deaths per 100 births | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 1.1 deaths per 100 births | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 1.11 deaths per 100 births | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 1.09 deaths per 100 births | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 1.07 deaths per 100 births | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 1.04 deaths per 100 births | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 1 deaths per 100 births | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9929 deaths per 100 births | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 1.01 deaths per 100 births | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9722 deaths per 100 births | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 0.8926 deaths per 100 births | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 0.8216 deaths per 100 births | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 0.7882 deaths per 100 births | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 0.7678 deaths per 100 births | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.7521 deaths per 100 births | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7399 deaths per 100 births | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.7333 deaths per 100 births | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.737 deaths per 100 births | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.7342 deaths per 100 births | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.7346 deaths per 100 births | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.7327 deaths per 100 births | -0.3% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 0.7327 deaths per 100 births is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7544 deaths per 100 births, 97% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 0.7327 deaths per 100 births is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.8264 deaths per 100 births, 89% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.07 deaths per 100 births | 1 deaths per 100 births | 1.11 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8471 deaths per 100 births | 0.7333 deaths per 100 births | 1.01 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7346 deaths per 100 births | 0.7327 deaths per 100 births | 0.737 deaths per 100 births | 4 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
- 106 Moldova 0.7642 deaths per 100 births compare
- 107 Seychelles 0.7474 deaths per 100 births compare
- 108 Turkmenistan 0.7445 deaths per 100 births compare
- 110 Antigua and Barbuda 0.725 deaths per 100 births compare
- 111 Jordan 0.7227 deaths per 100 births compare
- 112 Uzbekistan 0.704 deaths per 100 births compare
More population data for Fiji
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.5093 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -1.24 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.5093 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.4038 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.8469 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.5% (2100)
- Population density 48.13 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 45,775 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.5% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stillbirth rate in Fiji?
- Stillbirth rate in Fiji was 0.7327 deaths per 100 births in 2023, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest stillbirth rate recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 deaths per 100 births in 2005.
- What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7327 deaths per 100 births in 2023.
- How does Fiji rank for stillbirth rate?
- Fiji ranks 109th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Stillbirth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of stillbirths, per 100 total births.