Health in the Solomon Islands

[2] When looking at the right to health with respect to children, the Solomon Islands achieves 100.0% of what is expected based on its current income.

[2] In regards to the right to health amongst the adult population, the country achieves 97.6% of what is expected based on the nation's level of income.

The findings show that the blond hair trait is due to an amino acid change of protein TYRP1.

[6] While 10% of Solomon Islanders display the blond phenotype, about 26% of the population carry the recessive trait for it as well.

[8] In 2017 lower respiratory infections accounted for 11.18%, neonatal disorders for 3.59%, STI (excluding HIV) for 2.9% of total deaths.