What is mortality rate, under-5 in Solomon Islands?

Mortality rate, under-5 in Solomon Islands was 20 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

What is the highest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in Solomon Islands?

The highest recorded value was 167.1 per 1,000 live births in 1960.

What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in Solomon Islands?

The lowest recorded value was 20 per 1,000 live births in 2024.

How does Solomon Islands rank for mortality rate, under-5?

Solomon Islands ranks 74th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.

Is mortality rate, under-5 rising or falling in Solomon Islands?

Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

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 Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Mortality rate, under-5 in Solomon Islands

Name: Mortality rate, under-5 in Solomon Islands
Creator: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Solomon Islands: Mortality rate, under-5 was 20 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

20 per 1,000 live births

Change on year

down 2.9%

World rank

74th

of 195 countries

All-time high

167.1 per 1,000 live births

in 1960

All-time low

20 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1960–2024

Mortality rate, under-5 in Solomon Islands, 1960–2024

Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.

Analysis

Solomon Islands recorded 20 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, under-5 in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 21.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5 in Solomon Islands peaked at 167.1 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 20 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.

Solomon Islands ranks 74th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	136.94 per 1,000 live births	106.3 per 1,000 live births	167.1 per 1,000 live births	10
1970s	76.01 per 1,000 live births	56.1 per 1,000 live births	99.6 per 1,000 live births	10
1980s	45.34 per 1,000 live births	39.1 per 1,000 live births	53.4 per 1,000 live births	10
1990s	34.17 per 1,000 live births	31 per 1,000 live births	38.1 per 1,000 live births	10
2000s	29.13 per 1,000 live births	27.6 per 1,000 live births	30.5 per 1,000 live births	10
2010s	25.17 per 1,000 live births	23.1 per 1,000 live births	27.2 per 1,000 live births	10
2020s	21.26 per 1,000 live births	20 per 1,000 live births	22.5 per 1,000 live births	5

Countries ranked near Solomon Islands

71 Algeria 21.6 per 1,000 live births compare
72 Palau 21.4 per 1,000 live births compare
73 Guatemala 20.5 per 1,000 live births compare
75 Tuvalu 19.2 per 1,000 live births compare
76 Trinidad and Tobago 18.8 per 1,000 live births compare
77 Cambodia 18.4 per 1,000 live births compare
77 Syria 18.4 per 1,000 live births compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rate, under-5 in Solomon Islands?: Mortality rate, under-5 in Solomon Islands was 20 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
What is the highest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in Solomon Islands?: The highest recorded value was 167.1 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in Solomon Islands?: The lowest recorded value was 20 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
How does Solomon Islands rank for mortality rate, under-5?: Solomon Islands ranks 74th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is mortality rate, under-5 rising or falling in Solomon Islands?: Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)
Unit: per 1,000 live births
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 13,506 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.