Sex gap in life expectancy in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Sex gap in life expectancy was 2.77 years in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
2.77 years
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
225th
of 236 countries
All-time high
4.94 years
in 1997
All-time low
2.49 years
in 1975
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy in Solomon Islands, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, sex gap in life expectancy in Solomon Islands stood at 2.77 years.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and down 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy in Solomon Islands peaked at 4.94 years in 1997 and was at its lowest, 2.49 years, in 1975.
Solomon Islands ranks 225th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Sex gap in life expectancy in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.92 years | — |
| 1951 | 3.93 years | +0.3% |
| 1952 | 3.83 years | -2.4% |
| 1953 | 3.92 years | +2.3% |
| 1954 | 3.93 years | +0.2% |
| 1955 | 3.9 years | -0.7% |
| 1956 | 2.86 years | -26.6% |
| 1957 | 3.98 years | +39.1% |
| 1958 | 3.95 years | -0.8% |
| 1959 | 3.86 years | -2.2% |
| 1960 | 3.89 years | +0.7% |
| 1961 | 3.6 years | -7.4% |
| 1962 | 3.63 years | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 3.54 years | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 3.47 years | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 3.41 years | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 3.36 years | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 3.24 years | -3.7% |
| 1968 | 3.18 years | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 3.09 years | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 2.96 years | -4.2% |
| 1971 | 2.95 years | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 2.96 years | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 3.02 years | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 3.06 years | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 2.49 years | -18.6% |
| 1976 | 3.22 years | +29.4% |
| 1977 | 3.21 years | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 3.47 years | +8.0% |
| 1979 | 3.67 years | +5.8% |
| 1980 | 3.81 years | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 3.85 years | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 3.96 years | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 4.05 years | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 4.12 years | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 4.26 years | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 3.89 years | -8.6% |
| 1987 | 4.35 years | +11.6% |
| 1988 | 4.38 years | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 4.4 years | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 4.37 years | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 4.39 years | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 4.45 years | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 4.5 years | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 4.6 years | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 4.7 years | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 4.82 years | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 4.94 years | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 4.87 years | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 4.82 years | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 4.74 years | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 4.65 years | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 4.58 years | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 4.5 years | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 4.38 years | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 4.29 years | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 4.18 years | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 4.08 years | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 3.98 years | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 3.9 years | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 3.75 years | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 3.63 years | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 3.47 years | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 3.3 years | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 3.23 years | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 2.98 years | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 2.87 years | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 2.77 years | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 2.69 years | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 2.61 years | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 3.2 years | +22.5% |
| 2021 | 2.68 years | -16.4% |
| 2022 | 2.67 years | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 2.77 years | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.81 years | 2.86 years | 3.98 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.44 years | 3.09 years | 3.89 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.1 years | 2.49 years | 3.67 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.11 years | 3.81 years | 4.4 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.65 years | 4.37 years | 4.94 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.33 years | 3.9 years | 4.74 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.13 years | 2.61 years | 3.75 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.83 years | 2.67 years | 3.2 years | 4 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.85 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8993 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 863.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 106 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 5.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0105 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 4.73 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0109 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy in Solomon Islands?
- Sex gap in life expectancy in Solomon Islands was 2.77 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 4.94 years in 1997.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.49 years in 1975.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Solomon Islands ranks 225th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex gap in life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.