Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases was 40.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Solomon Islands, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (WHO), Global Health Observatory, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Solomon Islands recorded 40.6% for expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Solomon Islands peaked at 40.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 31.4%, in 2004.
Solomon Islands ranks 2nd of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.2% | 31.4% | 39.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.9% | 38.2% | 39.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.2% | 39.9% | 40.6% | 2 |
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More health data for Solomon Islands
- Number of infants who die before age 1 106 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 863.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Population ages 15-64, male 59.6% (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 9,396 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 8,760 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 9,697 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 9,078 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 9,950 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Solomon Islands?
- Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Solomon Islands was 40.6% in 2021, according to World Health Organization (WHO), Global Health Observatory, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 40.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.4% in 2004.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases?
- Solomon Islands ranks 2nd out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (WHO), Global Health Observatory, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated share of 30-year-olds who would die before their 70th birthday from common non-communicable diseases: any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease.