Health in Solomon Islands 1,047 indicators covering health for Solomon Islands. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) 6.5 2024 up 75.7% 134th Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) 6.2% 2024 up 59.0% 73rd Mean HDL cholesterol, age-standardized 1 2018 down 9.1% 156th Mean total cholesterol, crude 4.4 2018 unchanged 106th Mean Non-HDL cholesterol, age-standardized 3.7 2018 up 2.8% 12th Mean HDL cholesterol, crude 1 2018 down 9.1% 155th Mean Non-HDL cholesterol, crude 3.5 2018 up 2.9% 58th Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized 4.5 2018 unchanged 96th Prevalence of anemia among children 38.1% 2019 down 15.3% 65th Births attended by skilled health staff 86.2% 2015 up 0.8% 128th Births attended by health staff sdgs 86.2 2015 up 0.8% 128th Number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years 32 2021 unchanged 143rd Adolescent mortality rate 1.93 2021 down 20.3% 78th Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV 100 2024 unchanged 148th Prevalence of current tobacco use 38.4% 2024 down 2.8% 8th Prevalence of current tobacco use, females 20.6% 2024 down 6.8% 29th Prevalence of current tobacco use, males 56.2% 2024 down 1.2% 6th BCG immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) 83.0% 2025 up 5.1% 126th Physicians per 1000 people 0.238 2023 up 32.2% 159th Physicians 0.238 per 1,000 people 2023 up 32.2% 159th Global vaccination coverage 87 2024 up 13.0% 112th Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and 3.0% 2024 up 50.0% 167th Under-five mortality rate, by sex 20.01 2024 down 21.1% 67th Infant mortality rate 16.38 2024 down 19.2% 71st Neonatal mortality rate 8 2024 down 21.7% 89th Fraction 0.0006 2024 up 20.0% 122nd Deaths 0 2024 — 106th Number of incident tuberculosis cases 1,000 2024 up 17.6% 122nd Incidence of tuberculosis 123 2024 down 10.2% 56th Number of deaths due to tuberculosis, excluding HIV 250 2024 up 8.7% 99th Deaths due to tuberculosis among HIV-negative people 31 2024 down 16.2% 23rd Tuberculosis deaths by hiv status 0 2024 — 162nd Tuberculosis case fatality rate 25 2024 down 7.4% 12th Incidence of tuberculosis sdgs 123 2024 down 10.2% 57th Tuberculosis deaths region 250 2024 up 8.7% 104th Tuberculosis death rate 31 2024 down 16.2% 35th Tuberculosis deaths who 250 2024 up 8.7% 104th Tuberculosis incidence 123 2024 down 10.2% 51st Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 56.93 2022 up 12.7% 91st Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 22.6 2022 up 18.4% 95th Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 2 2022 down 11.5% 138th Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 22.45 2022 up 33.7% 109th Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 8.86 2022 up 116.6% 102nd Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 1.89 2022 up 0.5% 162nd Prevalence of hiv percentage of males and females ages 15 24 infected 0.1 2024 unchanged 70th Adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV 100 2024 unchanged 120th Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases 453 2024 up 31.3% 131st Tuberculosis treatment coverage 45 2024 up 9.8% 189th AIDS estimated deaths 100 UNAIDS estimates 2024 unchanged 98th Mean BMI (kg/m²) 26.3 2016 up 3.5% 92nd Rubella - number of reported cases 0 2025 — 91st Treatment success rate: new TB cases 92 2023 down 2.1% 30th Yellow fever - number of reported cases 0 2025 — 26th Current health expenditure per capita, PPP 153.39 current international $ 2023 up 39.9% 168th Out-of-pocket expenditure per capita, PPP 4.85 current international $ 2023 up 39.1% 192nd Domestic general government health expenditure 3.4% 2023 up 21.7% 90th Domestic private health expenditure per capita, PPP 4.93 current international $ 2023 up 39.0% 192nd Domestic general government health expenditure per capita 70.06 current US$ 2023 up 16.9% 135th Share of out of pocket expenditure on healthcare 3.16 2023 down 0.6% 188th Total official development assistance to medical research and basic 8.96 2024 up 67.9% 73rd ← Previous Page 10 of 18 Next →