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INTRODUCTION
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Ministry of Health
Dinem House, 88 Amy Street, Toorak, Suva
Tel:(679) 330 6177
Fax:(679) 330 6163
info@health.gov.fj
WHO Representative for the South Pacific
Level 4, Provident Plaza 1, Downtown Boulevard, 33 Ellery Street, Suva
Tel:(679) 330 4600 / 330 4631/ 330 4635 / 331 7447
Fax:(679) 330 0462 / 331 1530
who@sp.wpro.who.int
Fiji is the largest of the South Pacific island countries in population and the second largest in land area. The estimated population for 2002 was 872 985, occupying around two-thirds of the 322 islands. Fiji’s population is concentrated on the two largest islands, Viti Levu (10 429 km2) and Vanua Levu, (5556 km2), with the nation's capital of Suva located on Viti Levu. The estimated annual rate of population growth has dropped from 1.2% in 1986 to 0.8% in 1996 (last census).
Table 1. Core population and health data (2002) |
|
Population |
[Total] |
872 985 |
Life expectancy
at birth (years) |
[Both] |
66.60 (2000) |
|
[0-14 years] |
303 933 (35.30%) |
[Male] |
64.50 (2000) |
|
[65+ years] |
26 498 (3.10%) |
[Female] |
68.70 (2000) |
|
Crude birth rate
(per 1 000 population) |
|
19.48 |
Total fertility rate |
|
3.05 (2000-2005) |
|
Crude death rate
(per 1000 population) |
|
6.45 |
% of population served with safe water |
[Total] |
65.00 |
|
[Urban] |
95.00 |
|
[Rural] |
53.00 |
|
Infant mortality rate
(per 1000 live births) |
|
17.76 |
% of population with adequate sanitary facilities |
[Total] |
60.00 |
|
[Urban] |
90.00 |
|
[Rural] |
50.00 |
|
Maternal mortality rate
(per 100 000 live births) |
|
35.29 |
|
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