Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference (female-male) in Estonia
Estonia: Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference (female-male) was 8.3 Years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
8.3 Years
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
3rd
of 7 countries
All-time high
12.9 Years
in 1995
All-time low
7.6 Years
in 1962
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference in Estonia, 1960–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Estonia is 8.3 Years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Estonia peaked at 12.9 Years in 1995 and was at its lowest, 7.6 Years, in 1962.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference (female-male) in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 8.4 Years | — |
| 1961 | 8.2 Years | -2.4% |
| 1962 | 7.6 Years | -7.3% |
| 1963 | 8.2 Years | +7.9% |
| 1964 | 7.8 Years | -4.9% |
| 1965 | 8 Years | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 8.1 Years | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 8.4 Years | +3.7% |
| 1968 | 8.6 Years | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 9.1 Years | +5.8% |
| 1970 | 9 Years | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 9.1 Years | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 9.2 Years | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 8.6 Years | -6.5% |
| 1974 | 9.2 Years | +7.0% |
| 1975 | 9.8 Years | +6.5% |
| 1976 | 9.8 Years | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 9.8 Years | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 10.2 Years | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 10.1 Years | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 10.1 Years | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 10 Years | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 10.1 Years | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 10.4 Years | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 9.7 Years | -6.7% |
| 1985 | 9.9 Years | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 8.9 Years | -10.1% |
| 1987 | 8.8 Years | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 8.5 Years | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 9.2 Years | +8.2% |
| 1990 | 10.2 Years | +10.9% |
| 1991 | 10.6 Years | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 11.4 Years | +7.5% |
| 1993 | 11.7 Years | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 12.3 Years | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 12.9 Years | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 11.4 Years | -11.6% |
| 1997 | 11.7 Years | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 11.5 Years | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 11.1 Years | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 10.8 Years | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 11.3 Years | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 11.6 Years | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 10.8 Years | -6.9% |
| 2004 | 11.3 Years | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 10.6 Years | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 11 Years | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 11.4 Years | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 10.6 Years | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 10.3 Years | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 9.9 Years | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 9.9 Years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 10.1 Years | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 8.9 Years | -11.9% |
| 2014 | 9.2 Years | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 8.7 Years | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 8.7 Years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8.6 Years | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 8.5 Years | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 8.4 Years | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 8.4 Years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8.7 Years | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 8.6 Years | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 8.5 Years | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 8.3 Years | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.24 Years | 7.6 Years | 9.1 Years | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.48 Years | 8.6 Years | 10.2 Years | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.56 Years | 8.5 Years | 10.4 Years | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.48 Years | 10.2 Years | 12.9 Years | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.97 Years | 10.3 Years | 11.6 Years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.09 Years | 8.4 Years | 10.1 Years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.5 Years | 8.3 Years | 8.7 Years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 1 Latvia 9.8 Years compare
- 1 Russia 10.7 Years compare
- 2 Ukraine 9.6 Years compare
- 2 Croatia 5.8 Years compare
- 2 Lithuania 8.6 Years compare
- 3 Thailand 8.6 Years compare
- 4 Romania 7.5 Years compare
- 4 Poland 7.4 Years compare
- 5 Slovenia 5.2 Years compare
- 5 Türkiye 5.2 Years compare
- 5 Bulgaria 7.3 Years compare
- 6 South Africa 7 Years compare
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 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)
- Maternal and infant mortality — Perinatal mortality 1.7 Deaths per 1 000 births (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Estonia?
- Life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Estonia was 8.3 Years in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest life expectancy — life expectancy difference recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.9 Years in 1995.
- What is the lowest life expectancy — life expectancy difference recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6 Years in 1962.
- How does Estonia rank for life expectancy — life expectancy difference?
- Estonia ranks 3rd out of 7 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy — life expectancy difference rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference (female-male). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents data on life expectancy at birth, and at ages 40, 60, 65 and 80 years old. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.