Health · East Asia & Pacific · Upper-middle income
Fiji: health in numbers
Life expectancy is 67.5 yrs (2024), 173rd of 217 in the world and 30th of 37 in East Asia & Pacific. Life expectancy, women is 69.5 yrs (2024), 179th of 217 in the world and 33rd of 37 in East Asia & Pacific. Life expectancy, men is 65.5 yrs (2024), 168th of 217 in the world and 30th of 37 in East Asia & Pacific.
Life expectancy
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Life expectancy, women
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18 indicators
Health: Fiji in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within East Asia & Pacific; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancyLife expectancy at birth, years | 67.5 yrs2024 | 173/217 | 30/37 | 66.2 yrs | 66.8 yrs | 66.9 yrs | +1.3%since 2014 | 76.7 yrs | 76.0 yrs | 73.5 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, womenLife expectancy at birth, women, years | 69.5 yrs2024 | 179/217 | 33/37 | 68.7 yrs | 68.9 yrs | 69.3 yrs | +0.7%since 2014 | 79.7 yrs | 78.9 yrs | 76.0 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, menLife expectancy at birth, men, years | 65.5 yrs2024 | 168/217 | 30/37 | 64.0 yrs | 64.8 yrs | 64.7 yrs | +1.8%since 2014 | 73.9 yrs | 73.3 yrs | 71.1 yrs | |
| Infant mortalityInfant mortality, per 1,000 live births | 23.52024 | 59/196 | 6/30 | 16.6 | 16.6 | 21.6 | +49%since 2014 | 10.7 | 10.9 | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortalityUnder-5 mortality, per 1,000 live births | 29.12024 | 60/196 | 6/30 | 22.6 | 22.2 | 27.2 | +41%since 2014 | 13.2 | 13.1 | 37.4 | |
| Neonatal mortalityNeonatal mortality, per 1,000 live births | 15.02024 | 61/196 | 5/30 | 10.0 | 8.8 | 13.8 | +83%since 2014 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 17.2 | |
| Maternal mortalityMaternal mortality, per 100,000 live births | 302023 | 117/194 | 23/30 | 47 | 40 | 34 | −25%since 2013 | 66 | 57 | 197 | |
| Measles vaccinationMeasles immunisation, % of children 12–23 months | 91%2024 | 88/193 | 16/30 | 81% | 96% | 92% | −8.0 ppsince 2014 | 90% | 90% | 84% | |
| HIV prevalenceHIV prevalence, % of people 15–49 | 1.0%2024 | 39/153 | 2/18 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.4% | +0.9 ppsince 2014 | — | — | 0.7% | |
| TuberculosisTuberculosis incidence, per 100,000 people | 1042024 | 63/208 | 17/36 | 49 | 42 | 81 | +41%since 2014 | 144 | 92 | 131 | |
| Health spendingCurrent health expenditure, % of GDP | 3.6%2023 | 166/193 | 25/29 | 3.4% | 3.4% | 5.3% | +0.4 ppsince 2013 | 6.8% | 6.0% | 10.1% | |
| Out-of-pocket spendingOut-of-pocket health spending, % of health expenditure | 8.3%2023 | 178/193 | 20/29 | 10.8% | 22.4% | 22.8% | −14.2 ppsince 2013 | 26.0% | 31.2% | 17.3% | |
| PhysiciansPhysicians per 1,000 people | 0.812015 | — | — | 0.331999 | 0.412009 | · | +85%since 2003 | 2.40 | 2.41 | 1.86 | |
| Hospital bedsHospital beds per 1,000 people | 1.92017 | 111/182 | 18/27 | 2.61999 | 2.2 | · | −1.6%since 2007 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 3.3 | |
| Basic waterBasic drinking water, % of population | 95.6%2024 | 121/206 | 25/37 | 94.8% | 95.1% | 95.4% | +0.4 ppsince 2014 | 95.3% | 95.9% | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitationBasic sanitation, % of population | 92.8%2024 | 104/203 | 19/37 | 87.6% | 91.3% | 93.6% | +0.3 ppsince 2014 | 94.8% | 94.2% | 82.2% | |
| Tobacco useTobacco use, % of adults | 25.8%2024 | 44/166 | 12/29 | 34.9% | 30.6% | 27.0% | −4.8 ppsince 2010 | 23.1% | 21.5% | 20.3% | |
| Road deathsRoad traffic deaths, per 100,000 people | 13.52019 | 104/186 | 13/26 | 9.7 | 9.8 | 13.52019 | +85%since 2009 | 16.5 | 17.2 | 16.7 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Life expectancy+1.3%67.5 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, women+0.7%69.5 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, men+1.8%65.5 yrs in 2024
- Maternal mortality−25%30 in 2023
Worse than ten years ago
- Infant mortality+49%23.5 in 2024
- Under-5 mortality+41%29.1 in 2024
- Neonatal mortality+83%15.0 in 2024
- Measles vaccination−8.0 pp91% in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Fiji and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Fiji. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Fiji | Solomon Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 67.5 yrs2024 | 70.7 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, women | 69.5 yrs2024 | 72.2 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, men | 65.5 yrs2024 | 69.4 yrs2024 |
| Infant mortality | 23.52024 | 16.42024 |
| Under-5 mortality | 29.12024 | 20.02024 |
| Neonatal mortality | 15.02024 | 8.02024 |
| Maternal mortality | 302023 | 1232023 |
| Measles vaccination | 91%2024 | 78%2024 |
| HIV prevalence | 1.0%2024 | 0.1%2024 |