Healthy life years by sex (from 2004 onwards) in Estonia
Estonia: Healthy life years by sex (from 2004 onwards) was 79.4 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
79.4
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
26th
of 40 countries
All-time high
79.4
in 2024
All-time low
72.4
in 2004
Years of data
21
2004–2024
Healthy life years by sex in Estonia, 2004–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 79.4 for healthy life years by sex in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthy life years by sex in Estonia peaked at 79.4 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 72.4, in 2004.
Estonia ranks 26th of 40 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Healthy life years by sex (from 2004 onwards) in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 72.4 | — |
| 2005 | 73 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 73.2 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 73.2 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 74.4 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 75.3 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 76 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 76.6 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 76.7 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 77.5 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 77.4 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 78 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 78 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 78.4 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 78.5 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 79 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 78.9 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 77.2 | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 78.1 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 79.1 | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 79.4 | +0.4% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 79.4 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 82.05, 97% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 79.4 is below the median for high income countries, which is 82.1, 97% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.58 | 72.4 | 75.3 | 6 |
| 2010s | 77.61 | 76 | 79 | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.54 | 77.2 | 79.4 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is healthy life years by sex in Estonia?
- Healthy life years by sex in Estonia was 79.4 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest healthy life years by sex recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 79.4 in 2024.
- What is the lowest healthy life years by sex recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.4 in 2004.
- How does Estonia rank for healthy life years by sex?
- Estonia ranks 26th out of 40 countries with data for 2024.
- Is healthy life years by sex rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Healthy life years by sex (from 2004 onwards). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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