Life expectancy by age and sex in Estonia
Estonia: Life expectancy by age and sex was 79.4 Year in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
79.4 Year
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
29th
of 56 countries
All-time high
79.4 Year
in 2024
All-time low
66.6 Year
in 1994
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy by age and sex in Estonia, 1960–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Year.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 79.4 Year for life expectancy by age and sex in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy by age and sex in Estonia peaked at 79.4 Year in 2024 and was at its lowest, 66.6 Year, in 1994.
That places Estonia 29th out of 56 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy by age and sex in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 69.4 Year | — |
| 1961 | 69.7 Year | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 69.8 Year | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 69.9 Year | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 70.8 Year | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 70.8 Year | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 70.7 Year | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 71 Year | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 70.6 Year | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 70.2 Year | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 70.4 Year | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 70.6 Year | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 70.4 Year | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 70.7 Year | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 70.9 Year | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 70.2 Year | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 69.8 Year | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 69.9 Year | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 69.7 Year | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 69.4 Year | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 69.5 Year | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 69.3 Year | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 69.9 Year | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 69.8 Year | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 69.6 Year | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 69.8 Year | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 70.9 Year | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 70.9 Year | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 71 Year | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 70.5 Year | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 69.9 Year | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 69.8 Year | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 69.1 Year | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 68.1 Year | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 66.6 Year | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 67.7 Year | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 69.9 Year | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 70.1 Year | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 69.7 Year | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 70.6 Year | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 71.1 Year | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 70.9 Year | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 71.4 Year | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 71.9 Year | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 72.4 Year | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 73 Year | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 73.2 Year | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 73.2 Year | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 74.4 Year | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 75.3 Year | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 76 Year | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 76.6 Year | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 76.7 Year | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 77.5 Year | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 77.1 Year | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 77.7 Year | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 77.8 Year | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 78.2 Year | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 78.4 Year | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 78.8 Year | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 78.8 Year | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 77.2 Year | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 78.1 Year | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 78.9 Year | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 79.4 Year | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.29 Year | 69.4 Year | 71 Year | 10 |
| 1970s | 70.2 Year | 69.4 Year | 70.9 Year | 10 |
| 1980s | 70.12 Year | 69.3 Year | 71 Year | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.15 Year | 66.6 Year | 70.6 Year | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.68 Year | 70.9 Year | 75.3 Year | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.48 Year | 76 Year | 78.8 Year | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.48 Year | 77.2 Year | 79.4 Year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More health data for Estonia
- Mortality, morbidity and welfare cost from exposure to 0.665 Per 1 000 inhabitants (2019)
- Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region 1.4 Rate (2024)
- Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 79.4 Year (2024)
- Infant mortality by NUTS 2 region 14 Number (2024)
- Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference -8.3 Years (2024)
- Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference 8.3 Years (2024)
- Life expectancy 79.4 Years (2024)
- Infant health: low birthweight 4.1 Percentage of live births (2024)
- Health personnel by NUTS 2 region - historical data 4,603 Number (2019)
- Hospital beds by NUTS 2 region - historical data 6,011 Number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy by age and sex in Estonia?
- Life expectancy by age and sex in Estonia was 79.4 Year in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest life expectancy by age and sex recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 79.4 Year in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy by age and sex recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.6 Year in 1994.
- How does Estonia rank for life expectancy by age and sex?
- Estonia ranks 29th out of 56 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy by age and sex rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. 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 Life expectancy by age and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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