Number of maternal deaths in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Number of maternal deaths was 26 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of maternal deaths in Solomon Islands, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
Analysis
Solomon Islands recorded 26 for number of maternal deaths in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of maternal deaths in Solomon Islands peaked at 32 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 23, in 1988.
Solomon Islands ranks 103rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Number of maternal deaths in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 24 | — |
| 1986 | 27 | +12.5% |
| 1987 | 24 | -11.1% |
| 1988 | 23 | -4.2% |
| 1989 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 24 | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 25 | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 26 | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 27 | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 26 | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 27 | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 28 | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 26 | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 27 | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 26 | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 27 | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 28 | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 29 | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 30 | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 29 | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 28 | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 27 | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 32 | +18.5% |
| 2022 | 27 | -15.6% |
| 2023 | 26 | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 24.2 | 23 | 27 | 5 |
| 1990s | 24 | 23 | 25 | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.7 | 26 | 28 | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.1 | 26 | 30 | 10 |
| 2020s | 28 | 26 | 32 | 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 863.9 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 106 (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 maternal deaths in Solomon Islands?
- Number of maternal deaths in Solomon Islands was 26 in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest number of maternal deaths recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 32 in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of maternal deaths recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 23 in 1988.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for number of maternal deaths?
- Solomon Islands ranks 103rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of maternal deaths rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Number of maternal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A maternal death refers to the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management but not from accidental or incidental causes.