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Solomon Islands life expectancy & odds of living to calculator

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The Solomon Islands ranks 133/197 for average life expectancy at birth, with 69.6 years for males, 72.5 years for females, and 71 years for both sexes combined.

Solomon Islands life expectancy at birth by year

Average
Male
Female
1x
Year Life expectancy, years
Total Male Female
2026 71 69.6 72.5
2025 70.8 69.5 72.3
2024 70.7 69.4 72.2
2023 70.5 69.2 72
2022 70.4 69.1 71.8
2021 68.9 67.6 70.3
2020 69.3 67.8 71
2019 70 68.7 71.4
2018 69.8 68.5 71.2
2017 69.7 68.4 71.1
2016 69.5 68.2 71
2015 69.3 67.9 70.9
2014 69 67.5 70.7
2013 69 67.5 70.8
2012 69 67.4 70.8
2011 68.8 67.1 70.8
2010 68.7 66.9 70.7
2009 68.4 66.6 70.5
2008 68.3 66.5 70.5
2007 67.8 66 70.1
2006 68 66.1 70.2
2005 67.8 65.8 70.1
2004 67.6 65.6 70
2003 67.5 65.5 70
2002 67.4 65.3 69.9
2001 67.2 65.2 69.8
2000 67.1 65 69.7
1999 67 64.9 69.7
1998 66.9 64.7 69.6
1997 66.8 64.6 69.5
1996 66.7 64.6 69.4
1995 66.7 64.6 69.4
1994 66.7 64.6 69.2
1993 66.6 64.6 69.1
1992 66.5 64.5 69
1991 66.4 64.4 68.8
1990 66.2 64.3 68.7
1989 66.1 64.2 68.6
1988 65.9 64 68.4
1987 65.7 63.8 68.2
1986 64.7 63.1 67
1985 65.3 63.5 67.7
1984 65 63.3 67.4
1983 64.8 63 67.1
1982 64.5 62.8 66.7
1981 64.1 62.4 66.3
1980 63.7 62.1 65.9
1979 63.1 61.6 65.3
1978 62.5 61.1 64.5
1977 61.5 60.2 63.4
1976 61.2 59.8 63
1975 58.4 57.4 59.9
1974 59.6 58.3 61.4
1973 58.8 57.5 60.5
1972 57.9 56.7 59.6
1971 57 55.8 58.7
1970 56.1 54.8 57.8
1969 55.1 53.8 56.9
1968 54.1 52.8 56
1967 53.1 51.7 54.9
1966 52.3 50.8 54.2
1965 51.4 50 53.4
1964 50.6 49.1 52.6
1963 49.8 48.3 51.9
1962 49 47.5 51.1
1961 48.3 46.8 50.4
1960 47.7 46 49.9
1959 47 45.4 49.3
1958 46.3 44.7 48.6
1957 45.7 44 48
1956 42.8 41.6 44.5
1955 44.3 42.7 46.6
1954 43.7 42.1 46.1
1953 43.2 41.6 45.5
1952 42.6 41.1 44.9
1951 42 40.4 44.3
1950 41.4 39.9 43.8

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1950–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Life expectancy is the average age of death for a hypothetical cohort of newborns if they experienced the age-specific mortality rates of one particular year throughout their entire lives. It's a snapshot reflecting mortality rates in a given year that does not account for any future changes in those rates.

In the Solomon Islands, healthy life expectancy at birth, defined by the World Health Organization as the average number of years a person can expect to live in full health, is 56.3 years for men and 58.5 for women, with a combined average of 57.4 years. People who reach 60 can expect an additional 11.4 healthy years, 11 for males and 11.7 for females.

Solomon Islands life expectancy calculator

This life expectancy calculator shows the odds of living to 100, 95, 90, and below based on current age for both males and females in the Solomon Islands, along with mean and median age of death. The calculations are based on the 2026 life tables (actuarial tables) from the UN World Population Prospects.


Mean remaining life expectancy: 43.4 Years

Mean expected age of death: 73.4 Years

Median expected age of death: 75.6 Years

Odds of living to

Target age Survival probability
Average Male Female
40 98.1% 98.0% 98.2%
50 94.2% 93.7% 94.7%
60 85.4% 83.7% 87.3%
65 77.7% 74.9% 80.8%
70 66.7% 62.9% 70.9%
75 51.9% 47.5% 56.7%
80 34.3% 30.2% 38.8%
85 17.2% 14.5% 20.2%
90 5.7% 4.4% 7.1%
95 1.0% 0.7% 1.4%
100 0.1% 0.0% 0.1%

Odds of dying at each age

Average
Male
Female
1x
Age Probability of dying
Average Male Female
100 46.1% 47.4% 45.3%
99 44% 45.4% 43%
98 42% 43.5% 41%
97 40% 41.5% 38.9%
96 37.8% 39.5% 36.7%
95 35.6% 37.6% 34.3%
94 33.5% 35.7% 31.9%
93 31.3% 33.6% 29.5%
92 29.2% 31.5% 27.3%
91 27.1% 29.3% 25.3%
90 25.2% 27.1% 23.4%
89 23.3% 24.9% 21.8%
88 21.5% 22.8% 20.2%
87 19.8% 20.8% 18.7%
86 18.2% 19.1% 17.3%
85 16.7% 17.5% 16%
84 15.3% 16.1% 14.7%
83 14% 14.8% 13.4%
82 12.8% 13.6% 12.2%
81 11.7% 12.4% 11%
80 10.6% 11.4% 9.93%
79 9.6% 10.3% 8.94%
78 8.7% 9.42% 8.05%
77 7.88% 8.58% 7.24%
76 7.14% 7.82% 6.53%
75 6.48% 7.13% 5.89%
74 5.88% 6.51% 5.31%
73 5.35% 5.94% 4.79%
72 4.86% 5.42% 4.32%
71 4.41% 4.94% 3.89%
70 4% 4.51% 3.5%
69 3.63% 4.11% 3.14%
68 3.29% 3.74% 2.82%
67 2.98% 3.41% 2.54%
66 2.71% 3.11% 2.28%
65 2.46% 2.84% 2.06%
64 2.24% 2.6% 1.86%
63 2.04% 2.37% 1.68%
62 1.85% 2.17% 1.53%
61 1.69% 1.99% 1.39%
60 1.54% 1.82% 1.26%
59 1.41% 1.66% 1.15%
58 1.29% 1.52% 1.05%
57 1.18% 1.38% 0.96%
56 1.08% 1.26% 0.88%
55 0.98% 1.14% 0.81%
54 0.9% 1.04% 0.75%
53 0.82% 0.94% 0.69%
52 0.75% 0.85% 0.64%
51 0.69% 0.78% 0.59%
50 0.63% 0.71% 0.54%
49 0.58% 0.65% 0.5%
48 0.53% 0.59% 0.46%
47 0.48% 0.54% 0.43%
46 0.44% 0.49% 0.39%
45 0.4% 0.44% 0.36%
44 0.37% 0.4% 0.33%
43 0.34% 0.37% 0.31%
42 0.31% 0.34% 0.29%
41 0.29% 0.31% 0.27%
40 0.27% 0.28% 0.25%
39 0.25% 0.26% 0.23%
38 0.23% 0.24% 0.22%
37 0.22% 0.23% 0.21%
36 0.21% 0.22% 0.2%
35 0.19% 0.2% 0.18%
34 0.18% 0.19% 0.18%
33 0.18% 0.19% 0.17%
32 0.17% 0.18% 0.16%
31 0.16% 0.17% 0.15%
30 0.16% 0.17% 0.15%
29 0.15% 0.16% 0.14%
28 0.15% 0.16% 0.14%
27 0.14% 0.16% 0.13%
26 0.14% 0.16% 0.13%
25 0.14% 0.16% 0.12%
24 0.14% 0.16% 0.12%
23 0.14% 0.16% 0.11%
22 0.13% 0.16% 0.11%
21 0.13% 0.15% 0.11%
20 0.13% 0.15% 0.1%
19 0.12% 0.14% 0.1%
18 0.11% 0.13% 0.09%
17 0.09% 0.11% 0.08%
16 0.08% 0.1% 0.07%
15 0.07% 0.08% 0.06%
14 0.06% 0.07% 0.05%
13 0.05% 0.06% 0.04%
12 0.05% 0.06% 0.04%
11 0.05% 0.06% 0.04%
10 0.05% 0.06% 0.04%
9 0.05% 0.06% 0.05%
8 0.06% 0.06% 0.05%
7 0.06% 0.07% 0.06%
6 0.07% 0.07% 0.06%
5 0.07% 0.08% 0.07%
4 0.07% 0.08% 0.07%
3 0.08% 0.08% 0.07%
2 0.08% 0.08% 0.07%
1 0.08% 0.08% 0.07%
0 1.32% 1.49% 1.15%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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This chart displays the probability of dying at any given age, as mortality rates vary throughout a lifetime.

In the Solomon Islands, the risk of dying is lowest at age 11 and increases afterward. The annual chance of dying is 1.32% in the birth year, 0.16% at age 30, 1.54% at 60, and 10.6% at 80.

Aging is often defined as the increasing probability of death with age. If a 20-year-old in the Solomon Islands never aged and faced the same risk of dying every year, their life expectancy would be 797 years — 674 for males and 991 for females.

Life expectancy by current age

Average
Male
Female
1x
Current age, years Total life expectancy, years
Average Male Female
100 101.7 101.6 101.7
99 100.7 100.6 100.8
98 99.8 99.7 99.8
97 98.9 98.8 98.9
96 98 97.9 98
95 97.1 97 97.2
94 96.2 96.1 96.3
93 95.4 95.2 95.5
92 94.5 94.4 94.7
91 93.7 93.5 93.9
90 92.9 92.7 93.1
89 92.1 91.9 92.3
88 91.3 91.1 91.5
87 90.6 90.4 90.8
86 89.8 89.6 90
85 89.1 88.9 89.3
84 88.4 88.2 88.6
83 87.7 87.5 87.9
82 87 86.8 87.3
81 86.4 86.2 86.6
80 85.8 85.5 86
79 85.2 84.9 85.4
78 84.6 84.3 84.9
77 84 83.7 84.3
76 83.5 83.1 83.8
75 83 82.6 83.3
74 82.5 82.1 82.9
73 82 81.6 82.4
72 81.5 81.1 82
71 81.1 80.6 81.6
70 80.7 80.1 81.2
69 80.3 79.7 80.8
68 79.9 79.3 80.5
67 79.5 78.9 80.2
66 79.2 78.5 79.8
65 78.8 78.1 79.5
64 78.5 77.8 79.3
63 78.2 77.4 79
62 77.9 77.1 78.7
61 77.6 76.8 78.5
60 77.4 76.5 78.3
59 77.1 76.2 78.1
58 76.9 76 77.9
57 76.6 75.7 77.7
56 76.4 75.5 77.5
55 76.2 75.2 77.3
54 76 75 77.1
53 75.8 74.8 77
52 75.7 74.6 76.8
51 75.5 74.4 76.7
50 75.3 74.3 76.5
49 75.2 74.1 76.4
48 75.1 74 76.3
47 74.9 73.8 76.1
46 74.8 73.7 76
45 74.7 73.6 75.9
44 74.6 73.4 75.8
43 74.5 73.3 75.7
42 74.4 73.2 75.6
41 74.3 73.1 75.5
40 74.2 73 75.4
39 74.1 73 75.3
38 74 72.9 75.3
37 73.9 72.8 75.2
36 73.8 72.7 75.1
35 73.8 72.6 75
34 73.7 72.6 75
33 73.6 72.5 74.9
32 73.6 72.4 74.8
31 73.5 72.3 74.8
30 73.4 72.3 74.7
29 73.4 72.2 74.6
28 73.3 72.1 74.6
27 73.2 72.1 74.5
26 73.2 72 74.4
25 73.1 71.9 74.4
24 73 71.9 74.3
23 73 71.8 74.3
22 72.9 71.7 74.2
21 72.8 71.6 74.2
20 72.8 71.5 74.1
19 72.7 71.5 74.1
18 72.6 71.4 74
17 72.6 71.3 74
16 72.5 71.3 73.9
15 72.5 71.2 73.9
14 72.5 71.2 73.9
13 72.4 71.2 73.8
12 72.4 71.1 73.8
11 72.4 71.1 73.8
10 72.3 71.1 73.8
9 72.3 71 73.7
8 72.3 71 73.7
7 72.2 70.9 73.7
6 72.2 70.9 73.6
5 72.1 70.9 73.6
4 72.1 70.8 73.5
3 72 70.7 73.5
2 72 70.7 73.4
1 71.9 70.6 73.4
0 71 69.6 72.5

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Life expectancy is often mistaken for the average lifespan of an adult. However, an adult has already survived the causes of early-age mortality and can expect to live longer than the figure calculated at birth.

In the Solomon Islands, a 65-year-old has a total life expectancy of 78.8 years, rising to 80.7 at 70, 83 at 75, and 85.8 at 80 — all higher than the 71 years calculated at birth.

The chart above accounts for remaining lifespan and displays total life expectancy by age and gender in the Solomon Islands.

Probability of surviving to a given age

Average
Male
Female
1x
Age Survival probability
Average Male Female
100 0.07% 0.04% 0.12%
99 0.13% 0.08% 0.21%
98 0.23% 0.14% 0.35%
97 0.38% 0.24% 0.57%
96 0.62% 0.4% 0.9%
95 0.96% 0.64% 1.37%
94 1.44% 0.99% 2.01%
93 2.1% 1.5% 2.86%
92 2.96% 2.18% 3.93%
91 4.06% 3.09% 5.26%
90 5.43% 4.24% 6.87%
89 7.08% 5.64% 8.78%
88 9.01% 7.3% 11%
87 11.2% 9.23% 13.5%
86 13.7% 11.4% 16.4%
85 16.5% 13.8% 19.5%
84 19.5% 16.5% 22.8%
83 22.6% 19.3% 26.4%
82 26% 22.4% 30%
81 29.4% 25.5% 33.7%
80 32.9% 28.8% 37.4%
79 36.4% 32.1% 41.1%
78 39.8% 35.5% 44.7%
77 43.3% 38.8% 48.2%
76 46.6% 42.1% 51.6%
75 49.8% 45.3% 54.8%
74 52.9% 48.5% 57.9%
73 55.9% 51.6% 60.8%
72 58.8% 54.5% 63.5%
71 61.5% 57.3% 66.1%
70 64% 60% 68.5%
69 66.5% 62.6% 70.7%
68 68.7% 65.1% 72.7%
67 70.8% 67.4% 74.6%
66 72.8% 69.5% 76.4%
65 74.6% 71.6% 78%
64 76.3% 73.5% 79.5%
63 77.9% 75.2% 80.8%
62 79.4% 76.9% 82.1%
61 80.8% 78.5% 83.2%
60 82% 79.9% 84.3%
59 83.2% 81.3% 85.3%
58 84.3% 82.5% 86.2%
57 85.3% 83.7% 87%
56 86.2% 84.8% 87.8%
55 87.1% 85.7% 88.5%
54 87.9% 86.6% 89.2%
53 88.6% 87.5% 89.8%
52 89.3% 88.2% 90.4%
51 89.9% 88.9% 90.9%
50 90.4% 89.5% 91.4%
49 91% 90.1% 91.9%
48 91.5% 90.7% 92.3%
47 91.9% 91.1% 92.7%
46 92.3% 91.6% 93.1%
45 92.7% 92% 93.4%
44 93% 92.4% 93.7%
43 93.3% 92.7% 94%
42 93.6% 93% 94.3%
41 93.9% 93.3% 94.5%
40 94.2% 93.6% 94.8%
39 94.4% 93.8% 95%
38 94.6% 94.1% 95.2%
37 94.8% 94.3% 95.4%
36 95% 94.5% 95.6%
35 95.2% 94.7% 95.8%
34 95.4% 94.9% 95.9%
33 95.5% 95% 96.1%
32 95.7% 95.2% 96.2%
31 95.9% 95.4% 96.4%
30 96% 95.5% 96.5%
29 96.2% 95.7% 96.7%
28 96.3% 95.8% 96.8%
27 96.4% 96% 96.9%
26 96.6% 96.1% 97%
25 96.7% 96.3% 97.2%
24 96.8% 96.4% 97.3%
23 97% 96.6% 97.4%
22 97.1% 96.7% 97.5%
21 97.2% 96.9% 97.6%
20 97.3% 97% 97.7%
19 97.5% 97.2% 97.8%
18 97.6% 97.3% 97.9%
17 97.7% 97.4% 97.9%
16 97.7% 97.5% 98%
15 97.8% 97.6% 98.1%
14 97.9% 97.6% 98.1%
13 97.9% 97.7% 98.2%
12 98% 97.7% 98.2%
11 98% 97.8% 98.2%
10 98.1% 97.9% 98.3%
9 98.1% 97.9% 98.3%
8 98.2% 98% 98.4%
7 98.2% 98% 98.4%
6 98.3% 98.1% 98.5%
5 98.4% 98.2% 98.6%
4 98.4% 98.3% 98.6%
3 98.5% 98.4% 98.7%
2 98.6% 98.4% 98.8%
1 98.7% 98.5% 98.9%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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This chart shows the odds of living to each age from birth. In the Solomon Islands, 82% of newborns are expected to live past 60, 64% past 70, 32.9% past 80, 5.43% past 90, and only 0.07% past 100.

For longevity rates starting from a different age, use the calculator provided above.

Compare Solomon Islands Life expectancy vs other countries

Death rate by age in the Solomon Islands

Total
Male
Female
1x
Age Death rate
Total Male Female
100 0 0 0
99 58.7 36.2 88.3
98 96.8 61.3 142.9
97 153.3 100 222
96 233.4 157.6 330
95 342 240.1 470
94 482 354 642
93 656 503 843
92 864 688 1,073
91 1,103 906 1,330
90 1,367 1,148 1,610
89 1,646 1,403 1,910
88 1,933 1,663 2,222
87 2,218 1,922 2,535
86 2,494 2,175 2,836
85 2,753 2,420 3,111
84 2,984 2,651 3,344
83 3,180 2,859 3,525
82 3,331 3,036 3,648
81 3,433 3,174 3,710
80 3,486 3,271 3,716
79 3,494 3,326 3,674
78 3,465 3,344 3,596
77 3,406 3,331 3,490
76 3,325 3,292 3,365
75 3,227 3,233 3,226
74 3,114 3,155 3,075
73 2,989 3,062 2,913
72 2,854 2,954 2,744
71 2,711 2,835 2,570
70 2,563 2,707 2,394
69 2,412 2,573 2,220
68 2,261 2,436 2,053
67 2,114 2,299 1,894
66 1,972 2,164 1,745
65 1,836 2,033 1,607
64 1,708 1,906 1,480
63 1,586 1,785 1,362
62 1,473 1,670 1,253
61 1,366 1,560 1,154
60 1,266 1,455 1,063
59 1,173 1,352 980
58 1,085 1,253 904
57 1,004 1,158 836
56 927 1,066 774
55 855 978 718
54 788 897 667
53 726 822 620
52 669 753 576
51 617 691 535
50 569 635 497
49 524 582 461
48 483 534 427
47 444 489 395
46 407 447 365
45 374 408 337
44 343 373 312
43 316 341 289.8
42 291.5 312 270
41 270 287.3 252.5
40 251.2 265.4 237
39 234.7 246.4 223
38 220.1 230 210.2
37 207.2 216 198.3
36 195.6 203.8 187.3
35 185.4 193.4 177.1
34 176.2 184.2 168
33 168.2 176.2 160
32 161.2 169.1 153
31 155.1 162.9 147.1
30 149.9 157.8 141.8
29 145.5 153.9 136.9
28 141.8 151.4 132
27 138.7 150.1 127.1
26 136.2 150.1 122
25 134.3 150.9 117.1
24 132.9 152.1 112.7
23 131.5 152.9 109
22 129.8 152.5 105.7
21 127 149.8 102.6
20 122.2 144.1 98.6
19 114.7 134.8 93
18 104.5 122.3 85.2
17 92.3 107.7 75.6
16 79.7 92.9 65.5
15 68.2 79.5 56
14 59 68.7 48.5
13 52.6 61.2 43.5
12 49.1 56.8 41
11 48.3 55.3 40.9
10 49.8 56.1 43
9 53.2 58.9 47
8 57.8 62.9 52.3
7 62.8 67.3 57.9
6 67.4 71.4 63.1
5 71 74.7 67.1
4 73.5 77.1 69.7
3 75 78.7 71.1
2 76 79.8 71.9
1 76.8 80.8 72.5
0 1,324 1,489 1,147

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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This chart shows the number of deaths by age up to 100 for 3 cohorts of 100,000 newborns each — male, female, and both combined — illustrating how expected mortality is distributed throughout life.

In the Solomon Islands, the most probable age of death — the age at which the highest number of deaths occur — is 79 for both sexes combined, 78 for males, and 80 for females. Vertical lines mark the median age of death: 73.5 for men, 76.5 for women, and 74.9 combined, meaning only half of each cohort is expected to live past that age.

Note that this chart does not show rates per 100,000 population, as those would be skewed by age structure and reflect the Solomon Islands' demographics more than its death rate.

Life expectancy in other countries

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Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Data sources:

  1. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1950–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  2. World Health Organization (WHO) | Global Health Observatory (2021, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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