What is life expectancy in Solomon Islands?

Life expectancy in Solomon Islands was 70.53 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Solomon Islands?

The highest recorded value was 70.53 years in 2023.

What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Solomon Islands?

The lowest recorded value was 41.43 years in 1950.

How does Solomon Islands rank for life expectancy?

Solomon Islands ranks 166th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy rising or falling in Solomon Islands?

Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?

The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy in Solomon Islands

Name: Life expectancy in Solomon Islands
Creator: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Solomon Islands: Life expectancy was 70.53 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

70.53 years

Change on year

up 0.2%

World rank

166th

of 236 countries

All-time high

70.53 years

in 2023

All-time low

41.43 years

in 1950

Years of data

1950–2023

Life expectancy in Solomon Islands, 1950–2023

Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, life expectancy in Solomon Islands stood at 70.53 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy in Solomon Islands peaked at 70.53 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 41.43 years, in 1950.

That places Solomon Islands 166th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	43.91 years	41.43 years	47.02 years	10
1960s	51.14 years	47.68 years	55.1 years	10
1970s	59.61 years	56.06 years	63.13 years	10
1980s	64.96 years	63.67 years	66.05 years	10
1990s	66.64 years	66.19 years	67 years	10
2000s	67.71 years	67.12 years	68.4 years	10
2010s	69.27 years	68.67 years	69.98 years	10
2020s	69.77 years	68.89 years	70.53 years	4

Countries ranked near Solomon Islands

163 Indonesia 71.15 years compare
164 Dominica 71.13 years compare
165 Cambodia 70.67 years compare
167 Nepal 70.35 years compare
168 Guyana 70.18 years compare
169 Turkmenistan 70.07 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Solomon Islands

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)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 7,309 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 7,173 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 7,539 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 7,342 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 7,754 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 7,491 (2025)

All data for Solomon Islands →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy in Solomon Islands?: Life expectancy in Solomon Islands was 70.53 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Solomon Islands?: The highest recorded value was 70.53 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Solomon Islands?: The lowest recorded value was 41.43 years in 1950.
How does Solomon Islands rank for life expectancy?: Solomon Islands ranks 166th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy rising or falling in Solomon Islands?: Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?: The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.