Neonatal mortality rate in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Neonatal mortality rate was 8 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate in Solomon Islands, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, neonatal mortality rate in Solomon Islands stood at 8. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Solomon Islands peaked at 12.78 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8, in 2024.
That places Solomon Islands 89th out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality rate in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.78 | — |
| 2001 | 12.66 | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 12.53 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 12.39 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 12.24 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 12.06 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 11.89 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 11.7 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 11.47 | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 11.27 | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 11.03 | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 10.8 | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 10.6 | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 10.4 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 10.22 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 10.07 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 9.91 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 9.73 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 9.53 | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 9.3 | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 9.08 | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 8.83 | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 8.55 | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 8.28 | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 8 | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.1 | 11.27 | 12.78 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.16 | 9.3 | 11.03 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.55 | 8 | 9.08 | 5 |
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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 75-79, female, annual growth rate 5.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0032 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 4.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0029 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Solomon Islands?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Solomon Islands was 8 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 12.78 in 2000.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 in 2024.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Solomon Islands ranks 89th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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