Life expectancy at birth, female in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Life expectancy at birth, female was 72.18 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, female in Solomon Islands, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, female in Solomon Islands is 72.18 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Solomon Islands peaked at 72.18 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 49.93 years, in 1960.
That places Solomon Islands 155th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, female in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 49.93 years | — |
| 1961 | 50.41 years | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 51.13 years | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 51.86 years | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 52.58 years | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 53.37 years | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 54.19 years | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 54.93 years | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 55.98 years | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 56.88 years | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 57.77 years | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 58.72 years | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 59.62 years | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 60.52 years | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 61.38 years | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 59.85 years | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 63.02 years | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 63.39 years | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 64.54 years | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 65.25 years | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 65.87 years | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 66.29 years | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 66.73 years | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 67.1 years | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 67.41 years | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 67.74 years | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 66.95 years | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 68.18 years | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 68.37 years | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 68.56 years | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 68.67 years | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 68.84 years | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 68.98 years | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 69.09 years | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 69.25 years | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 69.35 years | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 69.44 years | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 69.53 years | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 69.61 years | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 69.68 years | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 69.75 years | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 69.81 years | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 69.88 years | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 69.95 years | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 70.03 years | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 70.13 years | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 70.24 years | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 70.06 years | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 70.49 years | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 70.5 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 70.69 years | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 70.77 years | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 70.82 years | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 70.77 years | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 70.7 years | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 70.91 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 71.03 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 71.12 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 71.23 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 71.36 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 70.98 years | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 70.3 years | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 71.81 years | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 71.98 years | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 72.18 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 53.13 years | 49.93 years | 56.88 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 61.41 years | 57.77 years | 65.25 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 67.32 years | 65.87 years | 68.56 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.24 years | 68.67 years | 69.68 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.08 years | 69.75 years | 70.5 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.94 years | 70.69 years | 71.36 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.45 years | 70.3 years | 72.18 years | 5 |
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More health data for Solomon Islands
- 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 863.9 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 106 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.3656 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 3.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.2931 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in Solomon Islands?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in Solomon Islands was 72.18 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 72.18 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.93 years in 1960.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Solomon Islands ranks 155th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.