Lifetime risk of maternal death in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Lifetime risk of maternal death was 0.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Solomon Islands, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, lifetime risk of maternal death in Solomon Islands stood at 0.4%. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in Solomon Islands peaked at 1.4% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2023.
Solomon Islands ranks 51st of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 1.3% | — |
| 1986 | 1.4% | +6.1% |
| 1987 | 1.2% | -13.0% |
| 1988 | 1.1% | -5.7% |
| 1989 | 1.1% | -4.2% |
| 1990 | 1.0% | -4.1% |
| 1991 | 1.0% | -4.9% |
| 1992 | 1.0% | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 0.9% | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.9% | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.9% | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.9% | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.9% | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.8% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.8% | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +14.6% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -18.9% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 4 |
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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)
- 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 50-54, male, annual growth rate 4.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0206 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 5.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0145 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifetime risk of maternal death in Solomon Islands?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in Solomon Islands was 0.4% in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 1986.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2023.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Solomon Islands ranks 51st out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifetime risk of maternal death rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Lifetime risk of maternal death (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life time risk of maternal death is the probability that a 15-year-old female will die eventually from a maternal cause assuming that current levels of fertility and mortality (including maternal mortality) do not change in the future, taking into account competing causes of death.