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Life expectancy vs. health spending in Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands: Life expectancy vs. health spending 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
74
1950–2023

Life expectancy vs. health spending 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

The most recent figure for life expectancy vs. health spending in Solomon Islands is 70.53 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending 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.

Life expectancy vs. health spending in Solomon Islands, year by year

Year years Change
1950 41.43 years —
1951 42 years +1.4%
1952 42.63 years +1.5%
1953 43.16 years +1.2%
1954 43.74 years +1.3%
1955 44.35 years +1.4%
1956 42.83 years -3.4%
1957 45.66 years +6.6%
1958 46.31 years +1.4%
1959 47.02 years +1.6%
1960 47.68 years +1.4%
1961 48.34 years +1.4%
1962 49.04 years +1.5%
1963 49.81 years +1.6%
1964 50.58 years +1.5%
1965 51.41 years +1.6%
1966 52.26 years +1.7%
1967 53.06 years +1.5%
1968 54.14 years +2.0%
1969 55.1 years +1.8%
1970 56.06 years +1.7%
1971 57.02 years +1.7%
1972 57.91 years +1.6%
1973 58.78 years +1.5%
1974 59.61 years +1.4%
1975 58.4 years -2.0%
1976 61.15 years +4.7%
1977 61.53 years +0.6%
1978 62.54 years +1.6%
1979 63.13 years +1.0%
1980 63.67 years +0.8%
1981 64.08 years +0.6%
1982 64.46 years +0.6%
1983 64.77 years +0.5%
1984 65.05 years +0.4%
1985 65.29 years +0.4%
1986 64.72 years -0.9%
1987 65.68 years +1.5%
1988 65.87 years +0.3%
1989 66.05 years +0.3%
1990 66.19 years +0.2%
1991 66.36 years +0.2%
1992 66.47 years +0.2%
1993 66.56 years +0.1%
1994 66.66 years +0.2%
1995 66.72 years +0.1%
1996 66.74 years +0.0%
1997 66.77 years +0.0%
1998 66.89 years +0.2%
1999 67 years +0.2%
2000 67.12 years +0.2%
2001 67.24 years +0.2%
2002 67.35 years +0.2%
2003 67.48 years +0.2%
2004 67.63 years +0.2%
2005 67.79 years +0.2%
2006 67.97 years +0.3%
2007 67.84 years -0.2%
2008 68.34 years +0.7%
2009 68.4 years +0.1%
2010 68.67 years +0.4%
2011 68.82 years +0.2%
2012 68.96 years +0.2%
2013 69.01 years +0.1%
2014 68.98 years -0.0%
2015 69.32 years +0.5%
2016 69.5 years +0.3%
2017 69.65 years +0.2%
2018 69.81 years +0.2%
2019 69.98 years +0.3%
2020 69.26 years -1.0%
2021 68.89 years -0.5%
2022 70.41 years +2.2%
2023 70.53 years +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 163 Indonesia 71.15 years compare
  2. 164 Dominica 71.13 years compare
  3. 165 Cambodia 70.67 years compare
  4. 167 Nepal 70.35 years compare
  5. 168 Guyana 70.18 years compare
  6. 169 Turkmenistan 70.07 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Solomon Islands?
Life expectancy vs. health spending in Solomon Islands was 70.53 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Solomon Islands?
The highest recorded value was 70.53 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Solomon Islands?
The lowest recorded value was 41.43 years in 1950.
How does Solomon Islands rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?
Solomon Islands ranks 166th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy vs. health spending 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 UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Life expectancy vs. health spending
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.