Life expectancy by age and sex in Estonia
Estonia: Life expectancy by age and sex was 79.4 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
79.4
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
26th
of 44 countries
All-time high
79.4
in 2024
All-time low
66.6
in 1994
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy by age and sex in Estonia, 1960–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 79.4 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 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 66.6, in 1994.
That places Estonia 26th out of 44 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 69.4 | — |
| 1961 | 69.7 | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 69.8 | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 69.9 | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 70.8 | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 70.8 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 70.7 | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 71 | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 70.6 | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 70.2 | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 70.4 | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 70.6 | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 70.4 | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 70.7 | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 70.9 | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 70.2 | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 69.8 | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 69.9 | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 69.7 | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 69.4 | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 69.5 | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 69.3 | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 69.9 | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 69.8 | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 69.6 | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 69.8 | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 70.9 | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 70.9 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 71 | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 70.5 | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 69.9 | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 69.8 | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 69.1 | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 68.1 | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 66.6 | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 67.7 | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 69.9 | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 70.1 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 69.7 | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 70.6 | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 71.1 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 70.9 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 71.4 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 71.9 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 72.4 | +0.7% |
| 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 | 77.1 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 77.7 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 77.8 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 78.2 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 78.4 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 78.8 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 78.8 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 77.2 | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 78.1 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 78.9 | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 79.4 | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.29 | 69.4 | 71 | 10 |
| 1970s | 70.2 | 69.4 | 70.9 | 10 |
| 1980s | 70.12 | 69.3 | 71 | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.15 | 66.6 | 70.6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.68 | 70.9 | 75.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.48 | 76 | 78.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.48 | 77.2 | 79.4 | 5 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -1.02 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,416 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 3 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -3.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0785 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy by age and sex in Estonia?
- Life expectancy by age and sex in Estonia was 79.4 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 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy by age and sex recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.6 in 1994.
- How does Estonia rank for life expectancy by age and sex?
- Estonia ranks 26th out of 44 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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