Palau vs Solomon Islands: Child mortality by sex
Palau
2.37 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Solomon Islands
2.17 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Palau rank
72nd
Solomon Islands rank
75th
Child mortality by sex over time
- Palau
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Palau currently reports 2.37 deaths per 100 live births against 2.17 deaths per 100 live births in Solomon Islands, a difference of 0.2 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Palau's figure about 1.1 times Solomon Islands's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Solomon Islands ahead.
Palau ranks 72nd and Solomon Islands ranks 75th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Palau averaged higher in 1 and Solomon Islands in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.74 deaths per 100 live births | 12.55 deaths per 100 live births | 2.81 deaths per 100 live births | Solomon Islands |
| 1970s | 6.9 deaths per 100 live births | 8.04 deaths per 100 live births | 1.13 deaths per 100 live births | Solomon Islands |
| 1980s | 4.42 deaths per 100 live births | 4.85 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4275 deaths per 100 live births | Solomon Islands |
| 1990s | 3.51 deaths per 100 live births | 3.66 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1565 deaths per 100 live births | Solomon Islands |
| 2000s | 2.51 deaths per 100 live births | 3.13 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6203 deaths per 100 live births | Solomon Islands |
| 2010s | 2.33 deaths per 100 live births | 2.72 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3868 deaths per 100 live births | Solomon Islands |
| 2020s | 2.47 deaths per 100 live births | 2.31 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1603 deaths per 100 live births | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality by sex, Palau or Solomon Islands?
- Palau, at 2.37 deaths per 100 live births against 2.17 deaths per 100 live births in Solomon Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Palau and Solomon Islands?
- 0.2 deaths per 100 live births, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Solomon Islands?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Palau and Solomon Islands rank globally for child mortality by sex?
- Palau ranks 72nd and Solomon Islands ranks 75th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under five years, per 100 live births .