Number of youth deaths in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Number of youth deaths was 517 deaths in 2024. ▬ Flat
Number of youth deaths in Solomon Islands, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of youth deaths in Solomon Islands is 517 deaths, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of youth deaths in Solomon Islands peaked at 582 deaths in 2016 and was at its lowest, 517 deaths, in 2024.
Solomon Islands ranks 125th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Number of youth deaths in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 540 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 538 deaths | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 535 deaths | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 534 deaths | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 537 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 540 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 541 deaths | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 540 deaths | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 540 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 541 deaths | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 541 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 542 deaths | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 542 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 543 deaths | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 546 deaths | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 546 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 548 deaths | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 561 deaths | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 550 deaths | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 550 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 549 deaths | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 552 deaths | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 559 deaths | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 565 deaths | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 573 deaths | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 581 deaths | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 582 deaths | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 580 deaths | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 572 deaths | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 564 deaths | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 567 deaths | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 545 deaths | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 537 deaths | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 525 deaths | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 517 deaths | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 538.6 deaths | 534 deaths | 541 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 546.9 deaths | 541 deaths | 561 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 567.7 deaths | 549 deaths | 582 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 538.2 deaths | 517 deaths | 567 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 75-79, female, annual growth rate 5.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0032 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 4.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0029 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of youth deaths in Solomon Islands?
- Number of youth deaths in Solomon Islands was 517 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 youth deaths recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 582 deaths in 2016.
- What is the lowest number of youth deaths recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 517 deaths in 2024.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for number of youth deaths?
- Solomon Islands ranks 125th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of youth deaths rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 youth deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.