Life Expectancy at Birth in Estonia

Estonia: Life Expectancy at Birth was 79.3 in 2024. β–² 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

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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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 53 Albania 79.78 compare
  2. 54 Panama 79.78 compare
  3. 55 Kosovo, Republic of 79.52 compare
  4. 57 Saudi Arabia 78.98 compare
  5. 58 Northern Mariana Islands 78.95 compare
  6. 59 Croatia 78.93 compare

See the full ranking of 217 places β†’

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All data for Estonia β†’

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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Indicator
Life Expectancy at Birth
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
217 places, 14,065 data points, 1960–2024
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Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.