Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre was 0.0069 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0069 units per square kilometre
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
106th
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.0169 units per square kilometre
in 1961
All-time low
0.0069 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Solomon Islands, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Solomon Islands stood at 0.0069 units per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Solomon Islands peaked at 0.0169 units per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0069 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
Solomon Islands ranks 106th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0169 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0166 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0162 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0158 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0154 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0148 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0143 units per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0136 units per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1969 | 0.013 units per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0123 units per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0117 units per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0111 units per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0106 units per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0102 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0109 units per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0093 units per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 1977 | 0.009 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0087 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0084 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0083 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0081 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.008 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0079 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0079 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0078 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0078 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0077 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0076 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0076 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0074 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0074 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0074 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0076 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0076 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0078 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0078 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0078 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0078 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0076 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0073 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0072 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.007 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 0.0069 units per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0351 units per square kilometre, 20% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 0.0069 units per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0125 units per square kilometre, 55% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0152 units per square kilometre | 0.013 units per square kilometre | 0.0169 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0102 units per square kilometre | 0.0084 units per square kilometre | 0.0123 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0078 units per square kilometre | 0.0076 units per square kilometre | 0.0083 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0074 units per square kilometre | 0.0074 units per square kilometre | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0076 units per square kilometre | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | 0.0078 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0071 units per square kilometre | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | 0.0073 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 103 Cape Verde 0.0082 units per square kilometre compare
- 104 Qatar 0.007 units per square kilometre compare
- 105 Republic of Moldova 0.007 units per square kilometre compare
- 107 Nicaragua 0.0066 units per square kilometre compare
- 108 Tunisia 0.0065 units per square kilometre compare
- 109 Panama 0.0065 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Solomon Islands
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2,202 (2015)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 13 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 19,209 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 17,743 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 41,660 (2012)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 98,955 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1208 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Solomon Islands?
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Solomon Islands was 0.0069 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0169 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0069 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre?
- Solomon Islands ranks 106th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre 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 falling.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of under-five deaths, female divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of under-five deaths, female ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of under-five deaths, female Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of under-five deaths, female divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.