Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females was 5.95 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
5.95 years
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
217th
of 236 countries
All-time high
5.95 years
in 2023
All-time low
4.73 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Solomon Islands, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Solomon Islands recorded 5.95 years for remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Solomon Islands peaked at 5.95 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.73 years, in 1950.
Solomon Islands ranks 217th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.73 years | — |
| 1951 | 4.75 years | +0.4% |
| 1952 | 4.77 years | +0.5% |
| 1953 | 4.79 years | +0.5% |
| 1954 | 4.82 years | +0.5% |
| 1955 | 4.84 years | +0.5% |
| 1956 | 4.77 years | -1.6% |
| 1957 | 4.93 years | +3.3% |
| 1958 | 4.95 years | +0.6% |
| 1959 | 4.99 years | +0.7% |
| 1960 | 5.02 years | +0.7% |
| 1961 | 5.01 years | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 5.04 years | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 5.07 years | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 5.1 years | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 5.13 years | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 5.17 years | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 5.2 years | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 5.24 years | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 5.27 years | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 5.29 years | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 5.33 years | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 5.37 years | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 5.41 years | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 5.44 years | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 5.41 years | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 5.51 years | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 5.53 years | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 5.59 years | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 5.63 years | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 5.66 years | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 5.65 years | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 5.67 years | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 5.69 years | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 5.7 years | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 5.73 years | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 5.7 years | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 5.75 years | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 5.76 years | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 5.77 years | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 5.76 years | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 5.77 years | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 5.77 years | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 5.78 years | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 5.78 years | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 5.79 years | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 5.79 years | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 5.8 years | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 5.8 years | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 5.8 years | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 5.8 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5.81 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5.81 years | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 5.82 years | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 5.82 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5.83 years | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 5.83 years | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 5.83 years | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 5.85 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 5.85 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5.86 years | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 5.86 years | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 5.86 years | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 5.86 years | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 5.85 years | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 5.86 years | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 5.86 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 5.86 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 5.87 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 5.88 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 5.74 years | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 5.46 years | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 5.91 years | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 5.95 years | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.83 years | 4.73 years | 4.99 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.13 years | 5.01 years | 5.27 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.45 years | 5.29 years | 5.63 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.71 years | 5.65 years | 5.77 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.78 years | 5.76 years | 5.8 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.82 years | 5.8 years | 5.85 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.86 years | 5.85 years | 5.88 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.76 years | 5.46 years | 5.95 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 214 Equatorial Guinea 5.97 years compare
- 215 Benin 5.97 years compare
- 216 Comoros 5.96 years compare
- 218 South Sudan 5.94 years compare
- 219 Timor-Leste 5.9 years compare
- 220 Myanmar 5.88 years compare
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 remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Solomon Islands?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Solomon Islands was 5.95 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 5.95 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.73 years in 1950.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females?
- Solomon Islands ranks 217th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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