Number of infant deaths in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Number of infant deaths was 355 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
355 deaths
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
126th
of 199 countries
All-time high
752 deaths
in 1955
All-time low
355 deaths
in 2024
Years of data
74
1951–2024
Number of infant deaths in Solomon Islands, 1951–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Solomon Islands recorded 355 deaths for number of infant deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths in Solomon Islands peaked at 752 deaths in 1955 and was at its lowest, 355 deaths, in 2024.
Solomon Islands ranks 126th of 199 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 infant deaths in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 733 deaths | — |
| 1952 | 740 deaths | +1.0% |
| 1953 | 745 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1954 | 749 deaths | +0.5% |
| 1955 | 752 deaths | +0.4% |
| 1956 | 752 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 751 deaths | -0.1% |
| 1958 | 749 deaths | -0.3% |
| 1959 | 747 deaths | -0.3% |
| 1960 | 743 deaths | -0.5% |
| 1961 | 734 deaths | -1.2% |
| 1962 | 721 deaths | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 708 deaths | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 694 deaths | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 677 deaths | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 657 deaths | -3.0% |
| 1967 | 634 deaths | -3.5% |
| 1968 | 607 deaths | -4.3% |
| 1969 | 581 deaths | -4.3% |
| 1970 | 554 deaths | -4.6% |
| 1971 | 529 deaths | -4.5% |
| 1972 | 507 deaths | -4.2% |
| 1973 | 487 deaths | -3.9% |
| 1974 | 468 deaths | -3.9% |
| 1975 | 473 deaths | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 431 deaths | -8.9% |
| 1977 | 416 deaths | -3.5% |
| 1978 | 404 deaths | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 395 deaths | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 387 deaths | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 381 deaths | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 377 deaths | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 374 deaths | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 373 deaths | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 371 deaths | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 369 deaths | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 367 deaths | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 364 deaths | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 362 deaths | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 360 deaths | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 358 deaths | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 356 deaths | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 357 deaths | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 360 deaths | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 363 deaths | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 364 deaths | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 363 deaths | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 363 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 364 deaths | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 363 deaths | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 364 deaths | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 365 deaths | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 366 deaths | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 368 deaths | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 369 deaths | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 371 deaths | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 373 deaths | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 375 deaths | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 375 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 376 deaths | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 378 deaths | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 384 deaths | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 390 deaths | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 398 deaths | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 404 deaths | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 403 deaths | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 400 deaths | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 393 deaths | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 386 deaths | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 378 deaths | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 373 deaths | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 367 deaths | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 361 deaths | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 355 deaths | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 746.44 deaths | 733 deaths | 752 deaths | 9 |
| 1960s | 675.6 deaths | 581 deaths | 743 deaths | 10 |
| 1970s | 466.4 deaths | 395 deaths | 554 deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 372.5 deaths | 362 deaths | 387 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 360.8 deaths | 356 deaths | 364 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 368.9 deaths | 363 deaths | 375 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 391.2 deaths | 376 deaths | 404 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 366.8 deaths | 355 deaths | 378 deaths | 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 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 number of infant deaths in Solomon Islands?
- Number of infant deaths in Solomon Islands was 355 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of infant deaths recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 752 deaths in 1955.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 355 deaths in 2024.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for number of infant deaths?
- Solomon Islands ranks 126th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of infant deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 1 .