Number of under-five deaths, male in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Number of under-five deaths, male was 241 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, male in Solomon Islands, 1960–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
In 2024, number of under-five deaths, male in Solomon Islands stood at 241. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male in Solomon Islands peaked at 555 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 241, in 2024.
Solomon Islands ranks 125th of 197 countries on this measure, 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, male in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 555 | — |
| 1961 | 548 | -1.3% |
| 1962 | 537 | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 526 | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 515 | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 501 | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 486 | -3.0% |
| 1967 | 468 | -3.7% |
| 1968 | 449 | -4.1% |
| 1969 | 429 | -4.5% |
| 1970 | 410 | -4.4% |
| 1971 | 391 | -4.6% |
| 1972 | 374 | -4.3% |
| 1973 | 358 | -4.3% |
| 1974 | 343 | -4.2% |
| 1975 | 363 | +5.8% |
| 1976 | 316 | -12.9% |
| 1977 | 305 | -3.5% |
| 1978 | 296 | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 289 | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 283 | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 278 | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 276 | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 273 | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 271 | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 270 | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 268 | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 267 | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 265 | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 262 | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 261 | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 259 | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 258 | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 257 | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 259 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 260 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 261 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 260 | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 260 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 260 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 260 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 260 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 260 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 260 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 261 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 261 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 262 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 264 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 264 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 263 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 263 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 264 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 267 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 270 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 274 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 278 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 278 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 276 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 271 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 267 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 260 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 256 | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 252 | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 246 | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 241 | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 501.4 | 429 | 555 | 10 |
| 1970s | 344.5 | 289 | 410 | 10 |
| 1980s | 271.3 | 262 | 283 | 10 |
| 1990s | 259.5 | 257 | 261 | 10 |
| 2000s | 261.5 | 260 | 264 | 10 |
| 2010s | 270.8 | 263 | 278 | 10 |
| 2020s | 251 | 241 | 260 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
More education data for Solomon Islands
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5,327 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, male in Solomon Islands?
- Number of under-five deaths, male in Solomon Islands was 241 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, male recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 555 in 1960.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 241 in 2024.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for number of under-five deaths, male?
- Solomon Islands ranks 125th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of under-five deaths, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male children dying before reaching age five.