Life Expectancy at Birth in Estonia
Estonia: Life Expectancy at Birth was 79.3 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
79.3
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
56th
of 216 countries
All-time high
79.3
in 2024
All-time low
66.5
in 1994
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life Expectancy at Birth in Estonia, 1960–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth in Estonia stood at 79.3. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Estonia peaked at 79.3 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 66.5, in 1994.
Estonia ranks 56th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life Expectancy at Birth in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 68.75 | — |
| 1961 | 69.08 | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 69.29 | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 69.32 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 70.07 | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 70.18 | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 70.15 | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 70.43 | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 70.08 | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 69.79 | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 69.92 | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 70.12 | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 69.93 | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 70.23 | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 70.35 | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 69.71 | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 69.35 | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 69.45 | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 69.3 | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 69.05 | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 69.11 | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 68.98 | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 69.13 | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 69.38 | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 69.28 | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 69.38 | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 70.09 | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 70.64 | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 70.7 | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 70.04 | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 69.48 | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 69.37 | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 68.86 | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 67.91 | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 66.5 | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 67.54 | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 69.61 | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 69.81 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 69.36 | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 70.06 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 70.42 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 70.26 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 70.9 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 71.32 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 71.91 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 72.57 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 72.69 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 72.81 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 73.77 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 74.82 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 75.43 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 76.23 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 76.33 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 77.14 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 77.03 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 77.59 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 77.64 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 78.09 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 78.24 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 78.65 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 78.6 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 76.94 | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 77.84 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 78.79 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 79.3 | +0.6% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 79.3 is below the median for high income countries, which is 81.36, 97% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 79.3 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.88, 99% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 69.71 | 68.75 | 70.43 | 10 |
| 1970s | 69.74 | 69.05 | 70.35 | 10 |
| 1980s | 69.67 | 68.98 | 70.7 | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.85 | 66.5 | 70.06 | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.15 | 70.26 | 74.82 | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.24 | 75.43 | 78.65 | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.29 | 76.94 | 79.3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More gender data for Estonia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 178.81 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.67 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,124 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,124 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.1883 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 5,081 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 5,410 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 5,159 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 5,497 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 5,416 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Estonia?
- Life expectancy at birth in Estonia was 79.3 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 79.3 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.5 in 1994.
- How does Estonia rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Estonia ranks 56th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Life Expectancy at Birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.