Gender gap in life expectancy by age group in Estonia

Estonia: Gender gap in life expectancy by age group was 0.9522 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.9522
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
16th
of 33 countries
All-time high
0.9748
in 2018
All-time low
0.2175
in 1964
Years of data
61
1959–2019

Gender gap in life expectancy by age group in Estonia, 1959–2019

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Estonia recorded 0.9522 for gender gap in life expectancy by age group in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 29.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gender gap in life expectancy by age group in Estonia peaked at 0.9748 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.2175, in 1964.

That places Estonia 16th out of 33 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 0.2815 0.2815 0.2815 1
1960s 0.3175 0.2175 0.4134 10
1970s 0.3529 0.2612 0.4106 10
1980s 0.3762 0.2985 0.4184 10
1990s 0.3907 0.3257 0.5114 10
2000s 0.5917 0.4574 0.736 10
2010s 0.9147 0.8511 0.9748 10

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 13 Norway 1.04 compare
  2. 14 New Zealand 0.9722 compare
  3. 15 Denmark 0.9677 compare
  4. 17 Netherlands 0.9475 compare
  5. 18 Germany 0.944 compare
  6. 19 Austria 0.8982 compare

See the full ranking of 33 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is gender gap in life expectancy by age group in Estonia?
Gender gap in life expectancy by age group in Estonia was 0.9522 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest gender gap in life expectancy by age group recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 0.9748 in 2018.
What is the lowest gender gap in life expectancy by age group recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2175 in 1964.
How does Estonia rank for gender gap in life expectancy by age group?
Estonia ranks 16th out of 33 countries with data for 2019.
Is gender gap in life expectancy by age group rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Estonia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Gender gap in life expectancy by age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gender gap in life expectancy by age group
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
33 places, 3,442 data points, 1751–2019
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