Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) was 18.17 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
18.17 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
177th
of 215 countries
All-time high
18.17 years
in 2024
All-time low
14.46 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at age 60, female in Solomon Islands, 1960–2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
Solomon Islands recorded 18.17 years for life expectancy at age 60, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, female in Solomon Islands peaked at 18.17 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.46 years, in 1960.
Solomon Islands ranks 177th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 14.46 years | — |
| 1961 | 14.48 years | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 14.59 years | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 14.69 years | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 14.79 years | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 14.9 years | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 15.04 years | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 15.15 years | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 15.3 years | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 15.42 years | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 15.53 years | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 15.68 years | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 15.82 years | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 15.96 years | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 16.09 years | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 15.92 years | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 16.38 years | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 16.46 years | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 16.69 years | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 16.84 years | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 16.95 years | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 17 years | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 17.09 years | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 17.15 years | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 17.21 years | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 17.3 years | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 17.2 years | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 17.38 years | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 17.42 years | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 17.45 years | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 17.45 years | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 17.48 years | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 17.51 years | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 17.53 years | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 17.55 years | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 17.57 years | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 17.58 years | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 17.6 years | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 17.61 years | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 17.63 years | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 17.64 years | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 17.65 years | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 17.66 years | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 17.68 years | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 17.7 years | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 17.72 years | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 17.75 years | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 17.74 years | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 17.81 years | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 17.81 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 17.85 years | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 17.86 years | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 17.85 years | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 17.84 years | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 17.82 years | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 17.85 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 17.86 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 17.88 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 17.9 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 17.93 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 17.66 years | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 17.17 years | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 18.05 years | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 18.11 years | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 18.17 years | +0.3% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 18.17 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.33 years, 99% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 18.17 years is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 20.85 years, 87% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.88 years | 14.46 years | 15.42 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 16.14 years | 15.53 years | 16.84 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.22 years | 16.95 years | 17.45 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.55 years | 17.45 years | 17.63 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.72 years | 17.64 years | 17.81 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.86 years | 17.82 years | 17.93 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.83 years | 17.17 years | 18.17 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
More gender data for Solomon Islands
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 322.01 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.9338 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 616.34 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 616.34 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 10,537 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 11,245 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 10,386 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 11,081 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 10,247 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, female in Solomon Islands?
- Life expectancy at age 60, female in Solomon Islands was 18.17 years in 2024, according to 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- What is the highest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 18.17 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.46 years in 1960.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for life expectancy at age 60, female?
- Solomon Islands ranks 177th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, female rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023, published as part of Life expectancy at age 60, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at age 60, female is the average number of years that a female at age 60 would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of age 60 were to stay the same throughout her life.