Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Probability that a man will outlive a woman was 44.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
44.2%
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
19th
of 236 countries
All-time high
46.6%
in 1956
All-time low
41.3%
in 1997
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Solomon Islands, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Solomon Islands recorded 44.2% for probability that a man will outlive a woman in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability that a man will outlive a woman in Solomon Islands peaked at 46.6% in 1956 and was at its lowest, 41.3%, in 1997.
Solomon Islands ranks 19th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 45.5% | — |
| 1951 | 45.5% | -0.1% |
| 1952 | 45.5% | +0.1% |
| 1953 | 45.4% | -0.3% |
| 1954 | 45.3% | -0.1% |
| 1955 | 45.3% | -0.0% |
| 1956 | 46.6% | +2.9% |
| 1957 | 45.1% | -3.2% |
| 1958 | 45.1% | -0.0% |
| 1959 | 45.2% | +0.1% |
| 1960 | 45.1% | -0.2% |
| 1961 | 45.4% | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 45.3% | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 45.3% | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 45.4% | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 45.4% | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 45.4% | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 45.4% | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 45.4% | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 45.5% | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 45.6% | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 45.5% | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 45.4% | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 45.2% | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 45.1% | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 45.9% | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 44.7% | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 44.6% | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 44.2% | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 43.8% | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 43.5% | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 43.4% | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 43.2% | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 43.0% | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 42.9% | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 42.6% | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 43.2% | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 42.4% | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 42.3% | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 42.3% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 42.3% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 42.2% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 42.1% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 42.0% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 41.9% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 41.7% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 41.5% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 41.3% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 41.4% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 41.4% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 41.5% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 41.6% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 41.7% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 41.8% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 42.0% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 42.1% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 42.2% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 42.4% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 42.5% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 42.6% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 42.8% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 43.0% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 43.2% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 43.5% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 43.6% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 44.0% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 44.1% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 44.3% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 44.4% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 44.5% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 42.9% | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 44.4% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 44.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 44.2% | -0.5% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 44.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41.9%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 44.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 40.0%, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 45.5% | 45.1% | 46.6% | 10 |
| 1960s | 45.3% | 45.1% | 45.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 45.0% | 43.8% | 45.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.9% | 42.3% | 43.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 41.8% | 41.3% | 42.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.1% | 41.5% | 42.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.8% | 42.8% | 44.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.0% | 42.9% | 44.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 16 Afghanistan 44.4% compare
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- 18 Democratic Republic of Congo 44.3% compare
- 20 Burundi 44.1% compare
- 21 Cote d'Ivoire 44.1% compare
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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 probability that a man will outlive a woman in Solomon Islands?
- Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Solomon Islands was 44.2% in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest probability that a man will outlive a woman recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 46.6% in 1956.
- What is the lowest probability that a man will outlive a woman recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.3% in 1997.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Solomon Islands ranks 19th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is probability that a man will outlive a woman rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Probability that a man will outlive a woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability that a male will live longer than a female if both are randomly selected from the population at birth.