Life Expectancy at Birth in Estonia
Estonia: Life Expectancy at Birth was 79.3 in 2024. β² Rising
Life Expectancy at Birth in Estonia, 1960β2024
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.
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
- 53 Albania 79.78 compare
- 54 Panama 79.78 compare
- 55 Kosovo, Republic of 79.52 compare
- 57 Saudi Arabia 78.98 compare
- 58 Northern Mariana Islands 78.95 compare
- 59 Croatia 78.93 compare
More gender data for Estonia
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 5,767 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 6,058 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 6,444 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 6,543 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 6,953 (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.