Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years was 2.3 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Solomon Islands, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
The most recent figure for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Solomon Islands is 2.3 per 1,000, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Solomon Islands peaked at 4.2 per 1,000 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2.3 per 1,000, in 2024.
That places Solomon Islands 61st out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.2 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 4.1 per 1,000 | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 4 per 1,000 | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 3.9 per 1,000 | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 3.8 per 1,000 | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 3.7 per 1,000 | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 3.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 3.6 per 1,000 | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 3.5 per 1,000 | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 3.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 3.4 per 1,000 | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 3.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3.3 per 1,000 | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 3.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3.2 per 1,000 | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 3.8 per 1,000 | +18.7% |
| 2008 | 3.2 per 1,000 | -15.8% |
| 2009 | 3.1 per 1,000 | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 3.1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3 per 1,000 | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.9 per 1,000 | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 2.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.8 per 1,000 | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 2.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.7 per 1,000 | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 2.6 per 1,000 | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 3.1 per 1,000 | +19.2% |
| 2021 | 2.5 per 1,000 | -19.4% |
| 2022 | 2.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.4 per 1,000 | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 2.3 per 1,000 | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.8 per 1,000 | 3.5 per 1,000 | 4.2 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.34 per 1,000 | 3.1 per 1,000 | 3.8 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.86 per 1,000 | 2.6 per 1,000 | 3.1 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.56 per 1,000 | 2.3 per 1,000 | 3.1 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
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 probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Solomon Islands?
- Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Solomon Islands was 2.3 per 1,000 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 4.2 per 1,000 in 1990.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3 per 1,000 in 2024.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years?
- Solomon Islands ranks 61st out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying between age 5-9 years of age expressed per 1,000 children aged 5, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.