What is the highest number of child deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Solomon Islands?

The highest recorded value was 0.0365 deaths per square kilometre in 1961.

What is the lowest number of child deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Solomon Islands?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0157 deaths per square kilometre in 2023.

How does Solomon Islands rank for number of child deaths, per square kilometre?

Solomon Islands ranks 105th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.

Is number of child deaths, per square kilometre rising or falling in Solomon Islands?

Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?

The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of child deaths, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Solomon Islands

Name: Number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Solomon Islands
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Solomon Islands: Number of child deaths, per square kilometre was 0.0157 deaths per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.0157 deaths per square kilometre

Change on year

down 2.2%

World rank

105th

of 195 countries

All-time high

0.0365 deaths per square kilometre

in 1961

All-time low

0.0157 deaths per square kilometre

in 2023

Years of data

1961–2023

Number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Solomon Islands, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in deaths per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Solomon Islands stood at 0.0157 deaths per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Solomon Islands peaked at 0.0365 deaths per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0157 deaths per square kilometre, in 2023.

Solomon Islands ranks 105th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Solomon Islands, year by year

Annual values for Number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Solomon Islands, 1961 to 2023.
Year	deaths per square kilometre	Change
1961	0.0365 deaths per square kilometre	—
1962	0.0358 deaths per square kilometre	-2.0%
1963	0.035 deaths per square kilometre	-2.2%
1964	0.0342 deaths per square kilometre	-2.2%
1965	0.0333 deaths per square kilometre	-2.7%
1966	0.0322 deaths per square kilometre	-3.2%
1967	0.031 deaths per square kilometre	-3.8%
1968	0.0297 deaths per square kilometre	-4.3%
1969	0.0283 deaths per square kilometre	-4.6%
1970	0.027 deaths per square kilometre	-4.7%
1971	0.0257 deaths per square kilometre	-4.9%
1972	0.0245 deaths per square kilometre	-4.5%
1973	0.0234 deaths per square kilometre	-4.5%
1974	0.0224 deaths per square kilometre	-4.1%
1975	0.0238 deaths per square kilometre	+6.2%
1976	0.0206 deaths per square kilometre	-13.5%
1977	0.0199 deaths per square kilometre	-3.6%
1978	0.0193 deaths per square kilometre	-3.1%
1979	0.0188 deaths per square kilometre	-2.6%
1980	0.0184 deaths per square kilometre	-2.1%
1981	0.018 deaths per square kilometre	-1.8%
1982	0.0178 deaths per square kilometre	-1.2%
1983	0.0176 deaths per square kilometre	-1.0%
1984	0.0175 deaths per square kilometre	-0.6%
1985	0.0174 deaths per square kilometre	-0.6%
1986	0.0173 deaths per square kilometre	-0.6%
1987	0.0172 deaths per square kilometre	-0.6%
1988	0.0171 deaths per square kilometre	-0.8%
1989	0.0169 deaths per square kilometre	-0.8%
1990	0.0168 deaths per square kilometre	-0.6%
1991	0.0167 deaths per square kilometre	-0.6%
1992	0.0166 deaths per square kilometre	-0.6%
1993	0.0166 deaths per square kilometre	-0.2%
1994	0.0166 deaths per square kilometre	+0.4%
1995	0.0168 deaths per square kilometre	+0.6%
1996	0.0168 deaths per square kilometre	+0.2%
1997	0.0168 deaths per square kilometre	-0.2%
1998	0.0168 deaths per square kilometre	+0.0%
1999	0.0168 deaths per square kilometre	+0.0%
2000	0.0168 deaths per square kilometre	+0.0%
2001	0.0168 deaths per square kilometre	+0.0%
2002	0.0168 deaths per square kilometre	+0.0%
2003	0.0168 deaths per square kilometre	+0.2%
2004	0.0168 deaths per square kilometre	+0.2%
2005	0.0168 deaths per square kilometre	+0.0%
2006	0.0169 deaths per square kilometre	+0.2%
2007	0.0169 deaths per square kilometre	+0.4%
2008	0.0169 deaths per square kilometre	+0.0%
2009	0.0169 deaths per square kilometre	-0.2%
2010	0.0169 deaths per square kilometre	-0.2%
2011	0.0169 deaths per square kilometre	+0.4%
2012	0.0171 deaths per square kilometre	+1.1%
2013	0.0173 deaths per square kilometre	+1.0%
2014	0.0175 deaths per square kilometre	+1.4%
2015	0.0178 deaths per square kilometre	+1.2%
2016	0.0178 deaths per square kilometre	+0.0%
2017	0.0176 deaths per square kilometre	-0.8%
2018	0.0173 deaths per square kilometre	-1.6%
2019	0.017 deaths per square kilometre	-1.9%
2020	0.0166 deaths per square kilometre	-2.3%
2021	0.0163 deaths per square kilometre	-1.7%
2022	0.016 deaths per square kilometre	-1.8%
2023	0.0157 deaths per square kilometre	-2.2%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0329 deaths per square kilometre	0.0283 deaths per square kilometre	0.0365 deaths per square kilometre	9
1970s	0.0225 deaths per square kilometre	0.0188 deaths per square kilometre	0.027 deaths per square kilometre	10
1980s	0.0175 deaths per square kilometre	0.0169 deaths per square kilometre	0.0184 deaths per square kilometre	10
1990s	0.0167 deaths per square kilometre	0.0166 deaths per square kilometre	0.0168 deaths per square kilometre	10
2000s	0.0168 deaths per square kilometre	0.0168 deaths per square kilometre	0.0169 deaths per square kilometre	10
2010s	0.0173 deaths per square kilometre	0.0169 deaths per square kilometre	0.0178 deaths per square kilometre	10
2020s	0.0162 deaths per square kilometre	0.0157 deaths per square kilometre	0.0166 deaths per square kilometre	4

Countries ranked near Solomon Islands

102 Netherlands 0.0198 deaths per square kilometre compare
103 Cape Verde 0.0186 deaths per square kilometre compare
104 Republic of Moldova 0.0162 deaths per square kilometre compare
106 Nicaragua 0.0152 deaths per square kilometre compare
107 Qatar 0.0151 deaths per square kilometre compare
108 Panama 0.0146 deaths per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 195 places →

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)
Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0612 units per person (2025)
Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)

All data for Solomon Islands →

Frequently asked questions

What is number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Solomon Islands?: Number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Solomon Islands was 0.0157 deaths per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest number of child deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Solomon Islands?: The highest recorded value was 0.0365 deaths per square kilometre in 1961.
What is the lowest number of child deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Solomon Islands?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0157 deaths per square kilometre in 2023.
How does Solomon Islands rank for number of child deaths, per square kilometre?: Solomon Islands ranks 105th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of child deaths, per square kilometre rising or falling in Solomon Islands?: Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of child deaths, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Solomon Islands. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 12 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/number-of-child-deaths-per-square-kilometre/solomon-islands/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/stat/number-of-child-deaths-per-square-kilometre/solomon-islands/">Number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Solomon Islands</a> — Statizoid

How this figure is calculated

Number of child deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Number of child deaths ÷ Land area (sq. km)

Computed from

Number of child deaths United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.

About this data

Indicator: Number of child deaths, per square kilometre
Unit: deaths per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 195 places, 10,420 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 12 September 2026

Number of child deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.