Number of under-five deaths in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Number of under-five deaths was 431 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths in Solomon Islands, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of under-five deaths in Solomon Islands stood at 431. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Solomon Islands peaked at 1,036 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 431, in 2024.
That places Solomon Islands 125th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1,036 | — |
| 1961 | 1,021 | -1.4% |
| 1962 | 1,001 | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 979 | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 957 | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 931 | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 901 | -3.2% |
| 1967 | 867 | -3.8% |
| 1968 | 830 | -4.3% |
| 1969 | 792 | -4.6% |
| 1970 | 755 | -4.7% |
| 1971 | 718 | -4.9% |
| 1972 | 686 | -4.5% |
| 1973 | 655 | -4.5% |
| 1974 | 628 | -4.1% |
| 1975 | 667 | +6.2% |
| 1976 | 577 | -13.5% |
| 1977 | 556 | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 539 | -3.1% |
| 1979 | 525 | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 514 | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 505 | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 499 | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 494 | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 491 | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 488 | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 485 | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 482 | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 478 | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 474 | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 471 | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 468 | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 465 | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 464 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 466 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 469 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 470 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 469 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 469 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 469 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 469 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 469 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 469 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 470 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 471 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 471 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 472 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 474 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 474 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 473 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 472 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 474 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 479 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 484 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 491 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 497 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 497 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 493 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 485 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 476 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 465 | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 457 | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 449 | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 439 | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 431 | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 931.5 | 792 | 1,036 | 10 |
| 1970s | 630.6 | 525 | 755 | 10 |
| 1980s | 491 | 474 | 514 | 10 |
| 1990s | 468 | 464 | 471 | 10 |
| 2000s | 471.2 | 469 | 474 | 10 |
| 2010s | 484.8 | 472 | 497 | 10 |
| 2020s | 448.2 | 431 | 465 | 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 863.9 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 106 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 3.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3047 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 3.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.5977 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths in Solomon Islands?
- Number of under-five deaths in Solomon Islands was 431 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 1,036 in 1960.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 431 in 2024.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for number of under-five deaths?
- Solomon Islands ranks 125th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children dying before reaching age five.