
Spread of the corona virus on the Solomon Islands
By May 16th, 2022, 18170 infected persons and 146 deaths have been reported in the country. The first confirmed infections were reported in October 2020, which is the date of the official notification. An additional 10-14 days are calculated for noticing one's own infection, the doctor's appointment, the laboratory test and, above all, the period from the infection until the first symptoms appear.The total of 18,170 infected people represent 2.6% of the country's total population.
The first graph shows the number of reported infections per calendar week. The second graph below the number of deaths.
Mortality rate of infected persons
From the previously infected and deceased people, on the Solomon Islands results in a mortality rate of 0.8%. It should be borne in mind that death occurs an average of 19 days after the first symptoms appear. The time of the actual infection is therefore followed by several days until a person affected has a medical test carried out and the results are available. In order to quantify mortality more precisely, one would therefore have to compare the deaths that have occurred to date with those reported 16,437 infected up to 14 days ago. This gives on the Solomon Islands a new mortality rate of 0.8%.Due to the current corona pandemic, we update the worldwide case numbers weekly. A list of all infected and dead people by country can be found on our Corona virus topic page.
Current development
Calendar week | Infected | Deaths |
---|---|---|
19/2022 | 1,733 | 2 |
18/2022 | 1,655 | 3 |
17/2022 | 2,350 | 2 |
16/2022 | 151 | 0 |
15/2022 | 280 | 2 |
14/2022 | 535 | 4 |
13/2022 | 692 | 0 |
12/2022 | 1,020 | 6 |
11/2022 | 634 | 7 |
10/2022 | 1,798 | 9 |
Weight and size
Male | Female | |
---|---|---|
Body height | 163 cm | 156 cm |
BMI | 25.6 | 27.0 |
Weight | 67.9 kg | 65.9 kg |
Diseases
Solomon Islands | Ø worldwide | |
---|---|---|
Diabetes * | 19.00% | 8.81% |
Tuberculosis | 0.07% | 0.13% |
Malaria | 13.4% | 5.7% |
* The number of people suffering from diabetes refers only to inhabitants aged between 20 and 79 years.
Child vaccinations
Solomon Islands | Ø worldwide | |
---|---|---|
Measles | 81.0% | 84.0% |
Hepatitis B | 0.09% | 0.08% |
Tetanus | 8.7% | 0.0% |
DTP * | 9.40% | 8.30% |
* DTP is a three times combined basic vaccination against diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough) and tetanus, which should be given to children up to the age of 23 months.
On the Solomon Islands, 36.5% of all over 15-year-olds are still smokers.
Medical supplies

With about 137 physicians on the Solomon Islands, there are about 0.20 doctors per 1000 inhabitants. Here again the comparison: worldwide this standard is 1.50 physicians per 1000 inhabitants and in the EU even 3.57.
Through medical care, the mortality rate of major known diseases can be reduced as far as possible. For example, only about 39 percent of all people who suffer from cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases or chylomicron retention disease (CRD) currently die.