Number of children who die before age 5 in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Number of children who die before age 5 was 382 deaths in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
382 deaths
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
130th
of 236 countries
All-time high
1,179 deaths
in 1956
All-time low
382 deaths
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Number of children who die before age 5 in Solomon Islands, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Solomon Islands recorded 382 deaths for number of children who die before age 5 in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children who die before age 5 in Solomon Islands peaked at 1,179 deaths in 1956 and was at its lowest, 382 deaths, in 2023.
Solomon Islands ranks 130th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Number of children who die before age 5 in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1,174 deaths | — |
| 1951 | 1,133 deaths | -3.5% |
| 1952 | 1,116 deaths | -1.5% |
| 1953 | 1,109 deaths | -0.6% |
| 1954 | 1,101 deaths | -0.7% |
| 1955 | 1,095 deaths | -0.5% |
| 1956 | 1,179 deaths | +7.7% |
| 1957 | 1,082 deaths | -8.2% |
| 1958 | 1,077 deaths | -0.5% |
| 1959 | 1,068 deaths | -0.8% |
| 1960 | 1,059 deaths | -0.8% |
| 1961 | 1,047 deaths | -1.1% |
| 1962 | 1,022 deaths | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 999 deaths | -2.3% |
| 1964 | 974 deaths | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 943 deaths | -3.2% |
| 1966 | 910 deaths | -3.5% |
| 1967 | 877 deaths | -3.6% |
| 1968 | 835 deaths | -4.8% |
| 1969 | 799 deaths | -4.3% |
| 1970 | 759 deaths | -5.0% |
| 1971 | 726 deaths | -4.3% |
| 1972 | 696 deaths | -4.1% |
| 1973 | 669 deaths | -3.9% |
| 1974 | 644 deaths | -3.7% |
| 1975 | 688 deaths | +6.8% |
| 1976 | 597 deaths | -13.2% |
| 1977 | 582 deaths | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 551 deaths | -5.3% |
| 1979 | 536 deaths | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 522 deaths | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 513 deaths | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 505 deaths | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 499 deaths | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 496 deaths | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 491 deaths | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 531 deaths | +8.1% |
| 1987 | 484 deaths | -8.9% |
| 1988 | 483 deaths | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 481 deaths | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 479 deaths | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 476 deaths | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 475 deaths | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 476 deaths | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 478 deaths | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 479 deaths | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 479 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 478 deaths | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 476 deaths | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 477 deaths | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 476 deaths | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 477 deaths | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 477 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 476 deaths | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 475 deaths | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 474 deaths | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 475 deaths | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 488 deaths | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 470 deaths | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 478 deaths | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 461 deaths | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 463 deaths | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 463 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 469 deaths | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 497 deaths | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 465 deaths | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 453 deaths | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 442 deaths | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 430 deaths | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 418 deaths | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 422 deaths | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 400 deaths | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 390 deaths | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 382 deaths | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1,113 deaths | 1,068 deaths | 1,179 deaths | 10 |
| 1960s | 946.5 deaths | 799 deaths | 1,059 deaths | 10 |
| 1970s | 644.8 deaths | 536 deaths | 759 deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 500.5 deaths | 481 deaths | 531 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 477.3 deaths | 475 deaths | 479 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 476.6 deaths | 470 deaths | 488 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 456.1 deaths | 418 deaths | 497 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 398.5 deaths | 382 deaths | 422 deaths | 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 60-64, female, annual growth rate 5.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0105 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 4.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0109 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children who die before age 5 in Solomon Islands?
- Number of children who die before age 5 in Solomon Islands was 382 deaths in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of children who die before age 5 recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 1,179 deaths in 1956.
- What is the lowest number of children who die before age 5 recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 382 deaths in 2023.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for number of children who die before age 5?
- Solomon Islands ranks 130th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of children who die before age 5 rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.