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HEALTH PROFILE: Solomon Islands

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    COUNTRY PROFILE
    Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
    Solomon Islands SOLOMON ISLANDS LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
          World Rank
      Male Female M F
    At Birth
    62.9
    67.9
    150
    146
    Age 5
    64.3
    69.1
    170
    166
    Age 10
    64.4
    69.2
    171
    169
    Age 15
    64.5
    69.3
    171
    170
    Age 20
    64.9
    69.6
    172
    171
    Age 25
    65.5
    69.9
    171
    171
    Age 30
    66.3
    70.3
    171
    171
    Age 35
    67.2
    70.8
    169
    172
    Age 40
    68.2
    71.4
    169
    176
    Age 45
    69.4
    72.2
    169
    176
    Age 50
    70.9
    73.3
    169
    177
    Age 55
    72.7
    74.6
    169
    177
    Age 60
    74.7
    76.3
    169
    177
    Age 65
    77.1
    78.1
    167
    177
    Age 70
    79.7
    80.2
    165
    177
    Age 75
    82.5
    82.8
    164
    177
    Age 80
    85.6
    85.7
    162
    173
    Age 85
    88.9
    89.0
    166
    173
    Solomon Islands SOLOMON ISLANDS TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    285.85
    8
    2. Stroke
    207.65
    4
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    97.70
    29
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    91.11
    12
    5. Lung Disease
    67.86
    11
    6. Diarrhoeal diseases
    64.19
    21
    7. Malaria
    32.22
    30
    8. Asthma
    24.35
    12
    9. Hypertension
    23.22
    67
    10. Liver Disease
    20.65
    88
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    20.40
    74
    12. Cervical Cancer
    17.62
    45
    13. Suicide
    17.37
    20
    14. Kidney Disease
    16.49
    119
    15. Falls
    15.42
    6
    16. Liver Cancer
    15.26
    14
    17. Breast Cancer
    14.95
    118
    18. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    13.45
    6
    19. Drownings
    13.24
    3
    20. Alzheimers & Dementia
    12.68
    149
    21. Other Injuries
    11.38
    51
    22. Lung Cancers
    9.65
    106
    23. Tuberculosis
    9.42
    69
    24. Ovary Cancer
    9.01
    2
    25. Prostate Cancer
    7.87
    141
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    26. Maternal Conditions
    7.76
    39
    27. Parkinson's Disease
    7.47
    10
    28. Dengue
    7.45
    1
    29. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.52
    128
    30. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    6.29
    41
    31. Congenital Anomalies
    5.34
    103
    32. Malnutrition
    5.16
    54
    33. Violence
    4.48
    92
    34. Uterin Cancer
    4.33
    26
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.22
    104
    36. Low Birth Weight
    4.04
    104
    37. Leukemia
    3.76
    83
    38. Endocrine Disorders
    3.63
    86
    39. Birth Trauma
    3.30
    80
    40. Skin Disease
    2.81
    32
    41. Fires
    2.65
    60
    42. Poisonings
    2.65
    28
    43. Stomach Cancer
    2.63
    166
    44. Lymphomas
    2.41
    163
    45. Syphilis
    2.19
    7
    46. Oral Cancer
    2.06
    129
    47. Epilepsy
    1.85
    78
    48. Alcohol
    1.81
    67
    49. Meningitis
    1.79
    65
    50. Pancreas Cancer
    1.31
    161
    Solomon Islands SOLOMON ISLANDS TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    975
    21.40
    2. Stroke
    670
    14.71
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    371
    8.14
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    322
    7.07
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    218
    4.78
    6. Lung Disease
    209
    4.59
    7. Malaria
    146
    3.20
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    111
    2.44
    9. Suicide
    98
    2.15
    10. Liver Disease
    89
    1.95
    11. Drownings
    80
    1.76
    12. Asthma
    78
    1.71
    13. Hypertension
    76
    1.67
    14. Low Birth Weight
    65
    1.43
    15. Kidney Disease
    64
    1.40
    16. Congenital Anomalies
    63
    1.38
    17. Liver Cancer
    60
    1.32
    18. Other Injuries
    60
    1.32
    19. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    59
    1.29
    20. Falls
    55
    1.21
    21. Birth Trauma
    51
    1.12
    22. Maternal Conditions
    46
    1.01
    23. Tuberculosis
    45
    0.99
    24. Dengue
    41
    0.90
    25. Cervical Cancer
    41
    0.90
      Deaths %
    26. Breast Cancer
    34
    0.75
    27. Lung Cancers
    33
    0.72
    28. Alzheimers & Dementia
    32
    0.70
    29. Syphilis
    28
    0.61
    30. Violence
    26
    0.57
    31. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    23
    0.50
    32. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    22
    0.48
    33. Parkinson's Disease
    21
    0.46
    34. Ovary Cancer
    21
    0.46
    35. Leukemia
    20
    0.44
    36. Malnutrition
    19
    0.42
    37. Inflammatory/Heart
    17
    0.37
    38. Poisonings
    15
    0.33
    39. Endocrine Disorders
    15
    0.33
    40. Fires
    14
    0.31
    41. Meningitis
    13
    0.29
    42. Lymphomas
    13
    0.29
    43. Prostate Cancer
    13
    0.29
    44. Stomach Cancer
    12
    0.26
    45. Epilepsy
    11
    0.24
    46. Skin Disease
    10
    0.22
    47. Uterin Cancer
    9
    0.20
    48. Alcohol
    9
    0.20
    49. Oral Cancer
    8
    0.18
    50. Pertussis
    7
    0.15
    Solomon Islands SOLOMON ISLANDS CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    17.62
    45
    2. Liver Cancer
    15.26
    14
    3. Breast Cancer
    14.95
    118
    4. Lung Cancers
    9.65
    106
    5. Ovary Cancer
    9.01
    2
    6. Prostate Cancer
    7.87
    141
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.52
    128
    8. Uterin Cancer
    4.33
    26
      Rate World Rank
    9. Leukemia
    3.76
    83
    10. Stomach Cancer
    2.63
    166
    11. Lymphomas
    2.41
    163
    12. Oral Cancer
    2.06
    129
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    1.31
    161
    14. Bladder Cancer
    1.27
    142
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.31
    180
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.00
    182
    Solomon Islands SOLOMON ISLANDS HEALTH RISK FACTORS
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    ALCOHOL LITERS
    Total Rank
    1.7
    149
    SMOKING %
    M F Rank
    55.9
    19.8
    5
    23
    OBESITY %
    M F Rank
    17.9
    27.1
    91
    60
    HAPPINESS SCORE
    Total Rank
    N/D
    N/D
    Solomon Islands SOLOMON ISLANDS LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
            World Rank
      Male Female All M F All
    1960
    48.9
    50.4
    49.6
    93
    98
    96
    1970
    53.9
    55.4
    54.6
    97
    104
    99
    1980
    57.9
    59.3
    58.6
    106
    120
    112
    1990
    57.0
    57.8
    57.4
    134
    143
    139
    2000
    64.5
    67.2
    65.8
    105
    121
    115
    2010
    67.0
    69.8
    68.3
    107
    123
    116
    2019
    62.9
    67.9
    65.2
    150
    146
    150
    Solomon Islands SOLOMON ISLANDS DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
      Value World Rank
    Population Total
    690,598
    160
    Sex Ratio M / F
    1.04
    21
    Population 0-14
    33.0%
    54
    Population 15-64
    62.5%
    134
    Population 65 +
    4.5%
    131
    Birth Rate / 1000
    22.71
    50
    Death Rate / 1000
    3.96
    181
    Fertility Rate
    2.92
    50
    Infant Mortality
    20.52
    81
    Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
    1.05
    68
    Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
    1.06
    28
      Value World Rank
    Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
    1.05
    31
    Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
    0.88
    45
    Net Migration
    -1.57
    135
    Population Growth
    1.75%
    49
    Literacy Total
    N/D
    N/D
    Literacy Male
    N/D
    N/D
    Literacy Female
    N/D
    N/D
    Unemployment
    N/D
    N/D
    Life Expectancy / Birth
    65.2
    150
    Healthy Life Expectancy
    57.8
    140
    GDP per Capita USD
    $2,500
    168

    COVID-19 REPORT

      CASES    DEATHS 
    25,954
    199
    3/1/24
    Solomon Islands COVID-19 DEATH SIMULATOR

    A calendar based simulation of Covid-19 deaths compared to historical average of selected Solomon Islands causes.

     
     
    Solomon Islands COVID-19 CASE CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Solomon Islands COVID-19 DEATH CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.