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The Human Rights Measurement Initiative[1] finds that the Solomon Islands is fulfilling 78.8% of what it should be fulfilling for the right to health based on its level of income.[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.[2] Solomon Islands falls into the "very bad" category when evaluating the right to reproductive health because the nation is fulfilling only 38.9% of what the nation is expected to achieve based on the resources (income) it has available.[2]

Female life expectancy at birth was at 66.7 years and male life expectancy at birth at 64.9 in 2007.[3] 1990–1995 fertility rate was at 5.5 births per woman.[3] Government expenditure on health per capita was at US$99 (PPP).[3] Healthy life expectancy at birth is at 60 years.[3]

Blond hair occurs in 10% of the population in the islands.[4] After years of questions, studies have resulted in the better understanding of the blond gene. The findings show that the blond hair trait is due to an amino acid change of protein TYRP1.[5] This accounts for the highest occurrence of blond hair outside of European influence in the world.[6] While 10% of Solomon Islanders display the blond phenotype, about 26% of the population carry the recessive trait for it as well.[7]

  1. ^ "Human Rights Measurement Initiative – The first global initiative to track the human rights performance of countries". humanrightsmeasurement.org. Retrieved 2022-03-27.
  2. ^ a b c d "Solomon Islands - HRMI Rights Tracker". rightstracker.org. Retrieved 2022-03-27.
  3. ^ a b c d Human Development Report 2009 – Solomon Islands Archived 15 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Hdrstats.undp.org. Retrieved 24 September 2010.
  4. ^ Loury, Ellen (7 May 2012). "Blond Afro Gene Study Suggests Hair Color Trait Evolved at Least Twice". Huffington Post. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  5. ^ Kenny EE; et al. (4 May 2012). "Melanesian Blond Hair is Caused by an Amino Acid Change in TYRP1". Science. 336 (6081): 554. Bibcode:2012Sci...336..554K. doi:10.1126/science.1217849. PMC 3481182. PMID 22556244.
  6. ^ Norton HL; et al. (June 2006). "Skin and Hair Pigmentation Variation in Island Melanesia". American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 130 (2): 254–268. doi:10.1002/ajpa.20343. PMID 16374866.
  7. ^ Loury, Erin (3 May 2012). "The Origin of Blond Afro in Melanesia". AAAS. Retrieved 4 December 2014.

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