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Life expectancy of women vs. men in Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands: Life expectancy of women vs. men was 71.98 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
71.98 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
172nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
71.98 years
in 2023
All-time low
43.78 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Life expectancy of women vs. men in Solomon Islands, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, life expectancy of women vs. men in Solomon Islands stood at 71.98 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy of women vs. men in Solomon Islands peaked at 71.98 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 43.78 years, in 1950.

Solomon Islands ranks 172nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Life expectancy of women vs. men in Solomon Islands, year by year

Year years Change
1950 43.78 years —
1951 44.35 years +1.3%
1952 44.91 years +1.3%
1953 45.48 years +1.3%
1954 46.06 years +1.3%
1955 46.64 years +1.3%
1956 44.5 years -4.6%
1957 47.98 years +7.8%
1958 48.61 years +1.3%
1959 49.26 years +1.4%
1960 49.93 years +1.4%
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%

Solomon Islands compared with similar countries

  • Solomon Islands's 71.98 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 70.48 years, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Solomon Islands's 71.98 years is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 75.84 years, 95% of the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 46.16 years 43.78 years 49.26 years 10
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 71.27 years 70.3 years 71.98 years 4

Countries ranked near Solomon Islands

  1. 169 Philippines 72.82 years compare
  2. 170 Niue 72.71 years compare
  3. 171 Greenland 72.44 years compare
  4. 173 Nepal 71.84 years compare
  5. 174 Palau 71.8 years compare
  6. 175 Botswana 71.7 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy of women vs. men in Solomon Islands?
Life expectancy of women vs. men in Solomon Islands was 71.98 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy of women vs. men recorded in Solomon Islands?
The highest recorded value was 71.98 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy of women vs. men recorded in Solomon Islands?
The lowest recorded value was 43.78 years in 1950.
How does Solomon Islands rank for life expectancy of women vs. men?
Solomon Islands ranks 172nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy of women vs. men rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy of women vs. men. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Life expectancy of women vs. men
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Period life expectancy at birth.