Mortality rate, neonatal in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Mortality rate, neonatal was 8 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
8 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
100th
of 196 countries
All-time high
15.1 per 1,000 live births
in 1989
All-time low
8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
36
1989–2024
Mortality rate, neonatal in Solomon Islands, 1989–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
Solomon Islands recorded 8 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, neonatal in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, neonatal in Solomon Islands peaked at 15.1 per 1,000 live births in 1989 and was at its lowest, 8 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Solomon Islands ranks 100th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Mortality rate, neonatal in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 15.1 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1990 | 14.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 14.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 14.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 13.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 13.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 13.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 13.1 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 13 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 13 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 12.9 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 12.8 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 12.7 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 12.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 12.4 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 12.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 12.1 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 11.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 11.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 11.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 11.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 11 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 10.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 10.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 10.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 10.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 10.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 9.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 9.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 9.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 9.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 9.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 8.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 8.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 8.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 8 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.1 per 1,000 live births | 15.1 per 1,000 live births | 15.1 per 1,000 live births | 1 |
| 1990s | 13.55 per 1,000 live births | 12.9 per 1,000 live births | 14.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.11 per 1,000 live births | 11.3 per 1,000 live births | 12.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.15 per 1,000 live births | 9.3 per 1,000 live births | 11 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.56 per 1,000 live births | 8 per 1,000 live births | 9.1 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 97 Honduras 8.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 98 Seychelles 8.3 per 1,000 live births compare
- 99 Mexico 8.2 per 1,000 live births compare
- 100 Cape Verde 8 per 1,000 live births compare
- 102 Tunisia 7.7 per 1,000 live births compare
- 102 Uzbekistan 7.7 per 1,000 live births compare
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 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.177 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1886 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, neonatal in Solomon Islands?
- Mortality rate, neonatal in Solomon Islands was 8 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 15.1 per 1,000 live births in 1989.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for mortality rate, neonatal?
- Solomon Islands ranks 100th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, neonatal rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.