Life expectancy in Estonia
Estonia: Life expectancy was 77.2 years in 2021. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy in Estonia, 1960–2021
Source: OECD (2023) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 77.2 years for life expectancy in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in Estonia peaked at 79 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 66.6 years, in 1994.
Estonia ranks 30th of 49 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.29 years | 69.4 years | 71 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 70.2 years | 69.4 years | 70.9 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 70.12 years | 69.3 years | 71 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.15 years | 66.6 years | 70.6 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.68 years | 70.9 years | 75.3 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.61 years | 76 years | 79 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.05 years | 77.2 years | 78.9 years | 2 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More health data for Estonia
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,416 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 6,431 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 6,059 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 6,531 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 6,061 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 6,444 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 6,160 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy in Estonia?
- Life expectancy in Estonia was 77.2 years in 2021, according to OECD (2023) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 79 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.6 years in 1994.
- How does Estonia rank for life expectancy?
- Estonia ranks 30th out of 49 countries with data for 2021.
- Is life expectancy rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2023) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The period life expectancy at birth, in a given year.