Life expectancy vs. health spending in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 70.53 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy vs. health spending in Solomon Islands, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy vs. health spending in Solomon Islands is 70.53 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in Solomon Islands peaked at 70.53 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 41.43 years, in 1950.
That places Solomon Islands 166th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 43.91 years | 41.43 years | 47.02 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 51.14 years | 47.68 years | 55.1 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 59.61 years | 56.06 years | 63.13 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 64.96 years | 63.67 years | 66.05 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.64 years | 66.19 years | 67 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.71 years | 67.12 years | 68.4 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.27 years | 68.67 years | 69.98 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.77 years | 68.89 years | 70.53 years | 4 |
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More health data for Solomon Islands
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 9,891 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 9,556 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 9,715 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 10,437 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 9,824 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 10,519 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 10,634 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 10,582 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 9,961 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 10,157 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Solomon Islands?
- Life expectancy vs. health spending in Solomon Islands was 70.53 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 70.53 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.43 years in 1950.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?
- Solomon Islands ranks 166th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.