Sex ratio in life expectancy in Estonia
Estonia: Sex ratio in life expectancy was 1.11 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
1.11
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
27th
of 236 countries
All-time high
1.21
in 1995
All-time low
1.11
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex ratio in life expectancy in Estonia, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 1.11 for sex ratio in life expectancy in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio in life expectancy in Estonia peaked at 1.21 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1.11, in 2023.
Estonia ranks 27th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Sex ratio in life expectancy in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.12 | — |
| 1951 | 1.12 | -0.1% |
| 1952 | 1.12 | -0.0% |
| 1953 | 1.12 | -0.1% |
| 1954 | 1.12 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 1.12 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 1.12 | -0.1% |
| 1957 | 1.12 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 1.12 | -0.0% |
| 1959 | 1.12 | -0.0% |
| 1960 | 1.13 | +1.0% |
| 1961 | 1.13 | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 1.12 | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 1.13 | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 1.12 | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 1.12 | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 1.12 | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 1.13 | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 1.13 | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 1.14 | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 1.14 | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 1.14 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1.14 | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 1.13 | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 1.14 | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 1.15 | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 1.15 | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 1.15 | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 1.16 | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 1.16 | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 1.16 | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 1.16 | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.16 | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 1.16 | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 1.15 | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 1.15 | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 1.13 | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 1.13 | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 1.13 | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 1.14 | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 1.16 | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 1.16 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 1.18 | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 1.19 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 1.2 | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 1.21 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 1.17 | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 1.18 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 1.17 | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 1.17 | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 1.16 | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 1.17 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 1.18 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.16 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 1.17 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.16 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 1.16 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.17 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.15 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 1.14 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 1.14 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 1.14 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.14 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.12 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 1.13 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 1.12 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.12 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.12 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.12 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.11 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.11 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.12 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 1.12 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.11 | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1.12 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1.14 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.15 | 1.13 | 1.16 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.15 | 1.13 | 1.16 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.18 | 1.16 | 1.21 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.16 | 1.14 | 1.18 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.12 | 1.11 | 1.14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.12 | 1.11 | 1.12 | 4 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -1.02 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,416 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
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- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.074 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -2.73 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex ratio in life expectancy in Estonia?
- Sex ratio in life expectancy in Estonia was 1.11 in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex ratio in life expectancy recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.21 in 1995.
- What is the lowest sex ratio in life expectancy recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.11 in 2023.
- How does Estonia rank for sex ratio in life expectancy?
- Estonia ranks 27th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex ratio in life expectancy rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex ratio in life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of period life expectancy (females/males) at a given age.