What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Palau and Solomon Islands?

1.4 per 1,000 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.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Palau vs Solomon Islands: Mortality rate, under-5

Palau

21.4 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Solomon Islands

20 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Palau rank

72nd

Solomon Islands rank

74th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

Palau
Solomon Islands

How they compare

Palau currently reports 21.4 per 1,000 live births against 20 per 1,000 live births in Solomon Islands, a difference of 1.4 per 1,000 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 74th of 197 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	90.6 per 1,000 live births	120.16 per 1,000 live births	29.56 per 1,000 live births	Solomon Islands
1970s	63.45 per 1,000 live births	76.01 per 1,000 live births	12.56 per 1,000 live births	Solomon Islands
1980s	40.17 per 1,000 live births	45.34 per 1,000 live births	5.17 per 1,000 live births	Solomon Islands
1990s	31.76 per 1,000 live births	34.17 per 1,000 live births	2.41 per 1,000 live births	Solomon Islands
2000s	22.7 per 1,000 live births	29.13 per 1,000 live births	6.43 per 1,000 live births	Solomon Islands
2010s	21.1 per 1,000 live births	25.17 per 1,000 live births	4.07 per 1,000 live births	Solomon Islands
2020s	22.26 per 1,000 live births	21.26 per 1,000 live births	1 per 1,000 live births	Palau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Palau or Solomon Islands?: Palau, at 21.4 per 1,000 live births against 20 per 1,000 live births in Solomon Islands as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Palau and Solomon Islands?: 1.4 per 1,000 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 mortality rate, under-5?: Palau ranks 72nd and Solomon Islands ranks 74th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)
Unit: per 1,000 live births
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 244 places, 13,546 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.