Share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy in Estonia

Estonia: Share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy was 79.15 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
79.15 years
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
65th
of 236 countries
All-time high
79.15 years
in 2023
All-time low
66.36 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy in Estonia, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy in Estonia stood at 79.15 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy in Estonia peaked at 79.15 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 66.36 years, in 1950.

Estonia ranks 65th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy in Estonia, year by year

Annual values for Share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy in Estonia, 1950 to 2023.
Year years Change
1950 66.36 years
1951 66.75 years +0.6%
1952 67.15 years +0.6%
1953 67.5 years +0.5%
1954 67.83 years +0.5%
1955 68.17 years +0.5%
1956 68.49 years +0.5%
1957 68.78 years +0.4%
1958 68.75 years -0.0%
1959 68.67 years -0.1%
1960 69.33 years +1.0%
1961 69.64 years +0.4%
1962 69.84 years +0.3%
1963 69.89 years +0.1%
1964 70.65 years +1.1%
1965 70.72 years +0.1%
1966 70.67 years -0.1%
1967 70.98 years +0.5%
1968 70.61 years -0.5%
1969 70.27 years -0.5%
1970 70.4 years +0.2%
1971 70.6 years +0.3%
1972 70.38 years -0.3%
1973 70.69 years +0.4%
1974 70.81 years +0.2%
1975 70.12 years -1.0%
1976 69.74 years -0.5%
1977 69.83 years +0.1%
1978 69.66 years -0.2%
1979 69.41 years -0.4%
1980 69.47 years +0.1%
1981 69.34 years -0.2%
1982 69.86 years +0.8%
1983 69.79 years -0.1%
1984 69.64 years -0.2%
1985 69.77 years +0.2%
1986 70.91 years +1.6%
1987 70.92 years +0.0%
1988 70.97 years +0.1%
1989 70.5 years -0.7%
1990 69.92 years -0.8%
1991 69.8 years -0.2%
1992 69.16 years -0.9%
1993 68.22 years -1.4%
1994 66.74 years -2.2%
1995 67.81 years +1.6%
1996 70.03 years +3.3%
1997 70.24 years +0.3%
1998 69.84 years -0.6%
1999 70.68 years +1.2%
2000 71.01 years +0.5%
2001 70.83 years -0.3%
2002 71.36 years +0.7%
2003 71.92 years +0.8%
2004 72.38 years +0.6%
2005 73.03 years +0.9%
2006 73.2 years +0.2%
2007 73.15 years -0.1%
2008 74.28 years +1.5%
2009 75.15 years +1.2%
2010 75.88 years +1.0%
2011 76.35 years +0.6%
2012 76.42 years +0.1%
2013 77.25 years +1.1%
2014 77.11 years -0.2%
2015 77.67 years +0.7%
2016 77.76 years +0.1%
2017 78.18 years +0.5%
2018 78.33 years +0.2%
2019 78.77 years +0.6%
2020 78.89 years +0.2%
2021 77.41 years -1.9%
2022 78.17 years +1.0%
2023 79.15 years +1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 67.85 years 66.36 years 68.78 years 10
1960s 70.26 years 69.33 years 70.98 years 10
1970s 70.16 years 69.41 years 70.81 years 10
1980s 70.12 years 69.34 years 70.97 years 10
1990s 69.24 years 66.74 years 70.68 years 10
2000s 72.63 years 70.83 years 75.15 years 10
2010s 77.37 years 75.88 years 78.77 years 10
2020s 78.41 years 77.41 years 79.15 years 4

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 62 Anguilla 79.31 years compare
  2. 63 United States 79.3 years compare
  3. 64 Falkland Islands 79.21 years compare
  4. 66 Northern Mariana Islands 78.81 years compare
  5. 67 New Caledonia 78.77 years compare
  6. 68 Saudi Arabia 78.73 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy in Estonia?
Share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy in Estonia was 79.15 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 79.15 years in 2023.
What is the lowest share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 66.36 years in 1950.
How does Estonia rank for share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy?
Estonia ranks 65th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Estonia data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Period life expectancy at birth.