Homicide rate in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Homicide rate was 3.71 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate in Solomon Islands, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Solomon Islands recorded 3.71 deaths per 100,000 people for homicide rate in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate in Solomon Islands peaked at 5.8 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.71 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2021.
That places Solomon Islands 111th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 108 Armenia 3.94 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 109 Myanmar 3.93 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 110 Chile 3.77 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 112 India 3.66 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 113 Tunisia 3.62 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 114 Turkmenistan 3.52 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More social development data for Solomon Islands
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 0 (2024)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 73 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.857 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.539 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.696 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.874 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.84 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.429 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate in Solomon Islands?
- Homicide rate in Solomon Islands was 3.71 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.71 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for homicide rate?
- Solomon Islands ranks 111th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicide rate rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from interpersonal violence in both sexes, per 100,000 people.