Life expectancy at birth — all countries

Life expectancy at birth — Solomon Islands

Life expectancy at birth in the Solomon Islands in 2024 — 70.7 years. Ranked 149 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 48.3%.

2024 70.7 years +0.24% vs 2023
World rank 149of 217
Period maximum 70.7 years2024
Period minimum 47.7 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Life expectancy at birth — Solomon Islands, 1960–2024405060708019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 47.7 years1962: 49 years1964: 50.6 years1966: 52.3 years1968: 54.1 years1970: 56.1 years1972: 57.9 years1974: 59.6 years1976: 61.2 years1978: 62.5 years1980: 63.7 years1982: 64.5 years1984: 65 years1986: 64.7 years1988: 65.9 years1990: 66.2 years1992: 66.5 years1994: 66.7 years1996: 66.7 years1998: 66.9 years2000: 67.1 years2002: 67.4 years2004: 67.6 years2006: 68 years2008: 68.3 years2010: 68.7 years2012: 69 years2014: 69 years2016: 69.5 years2018: 69.8 years2020: 69.3 years2022: 70.4 years2024: 70.7 years
Change over the period: +23 (+48.26%) Average annual rate: 0.62 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands 70.7 years
World 73.5 years
East Asia & Pacific 76.7 years
Melanesia computed 67 years
Lower-middle-income countries computed 70.1 years
Life expectancy at birth — Solomon Islands, by year Solomon Islands All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 70.7 +0.2 +0.24%
2023 70.5 +0.1 +0.17%
2022 70.4 +1.5 +2.2%
2021 68.9 −0.4 −0.53%
2020 69.3 −0.7 −1.03%
2019 70 +0.2 +0.25%
2018 69.8 +0.2 +0.22%
2017 69.7 +0.2 +0.22%
2016 69.5 +0.2 +0.26%
2015 69.3 +0.3 +0.49%
2014 69 −0 −0.03%
2013 69 +0 +0.07%
2012 69 +0.1 +0.2%
2011 68.8 +0.2 +0.23%
2010 68.7 +0.3 +0.4%
2009 68.4 +0.1 +0.09%
2008 68.3 +0.5 +0.72%
2007 67.8 −0.1 −0.18%
2006 68 +0.2 +0.26%
2005 67.8 +0.2 +0.24%
2004 67.6 +0.1 +0.22%
2003 67.5 +0.1 +0.19%
2002 67.4 +0.1 +0.17%
2001 67.2 +0.1 +0.18%
2000 67.1 +0.1 +0.17%
1999 67 +0.1 +0.17%
1998 66.9 +0.1 +0.18%
1997 66.8 +0 +0.04%
1996 66.7 +0 +0.03%
1995 66.7 +0.1 +0.08%
1994 66.7 +0.1 +0.15%
1993 66.6 +0.1 +0.13%
1992 66.5 +0.1 +0.17%
1991 66.4 +0.2 +0.25%
1990 66.2 +0.1 +0.22%
1989 66.1 +0.2 +0.28%
1988 65.9 +0.2 +0.28%
1987 65.7 +1 +1.49%
1986 64.7 −0.6 −0.87%
1985 65.3 +0.2 +0.37%
1984 65 +0.3 +0.43%
1983 64.8 +0.3 +0.49%
1982 64.5 +0.4 +0.59%
1981 64.1 +0.4 +0.64%
1980 63.7 +0.5 +0.85%
1979 63.1 +0.6 +0.96%
1978 62.5 +1 +1.64%
1977 61.5 +0.4 +0.61%
1976 61.2 +2.7 +4.71%
1975 58.4 −1.2 −2.02%
1974 59.6 +0.8 +1.42%
1973 58.8 +0.9 +1.49%
1972 57.9 +0.9 +1.58%
1971 57 +1 +1.7%
1970 56.1 +1 +1.75%
1969 55.1 +1 +1.77%
1968 54.1 +1.1 +2.04%
1967 53.1 +0.8 +1.54%
1966 52.3 +0.9 +1.65%
1965 51.4 +0.8 +1.63%
1964 50.6 +0.8 +1.54%
1963 49.8 +0.8 +1.59%
1962 49 +0.7 +1.45%
1961 48.3 +0.7 +1.37%
1960 47.7

Melanesia, 2024

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About the indicator

Life expectancy at birth is the average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates stayed the same as in the year of calculation. It is not a forecast for any individual but a summary measure of the current mortality regime: the indicator falls sharply in years of epidemics and wars and recovers just as fast.

Important: The indicator is highly sensitive to infant mortality: a decline there adds more years than an improvement in the health of the elderly.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.