What is the highest life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Estonia?

The highest recorded value was 79.15 years in 2023.

What is the lowest life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Estonia?

The lowest recorded value was 43 years in 1897.

How does Estonia rank for life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index?

Estonia ranks 65th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in Estonia?

Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Estonia data come from?

The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Estonia

Name: Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Estonia
Creator: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Estonia: Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index was 79.15 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

79.15 years

Change on year

up 1.3%

World rank

65th

of 236 countries

All-time high

79.15 years

in 2023

All-time low

43 years

in 1897

Years of data

1897–2023

Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Estonia, 1897–2023

Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Estonia recorded 79.15 years for life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index in 2023. That is the highest value across all 78 years on record.

The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index in Estonia peaked at 79.15 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 43 years, in 1897.

Estonia ranks 65th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 78 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1890s	43 years	43 years	43 years	1
1900s	43.1 years	43.1 years	43.1 years	1
1920s	51.7 years	51.7 years	51.7 years	1
1930s	56.27 years	56.27 years	56.27 years	1
1950s	67.85 years	66.36 years	68.77 years	10
1960s	70.26 years	69.34 years	70.98 years	10
1970s	70.16 years	69.41 years	70.81 years	10
1980s	70.12 years	69.34 years	70.97 years	10
1990s	69.24 years	66.74 years	70.68 years	10
2000s	72.63 years	70.83 years	75.15 years	10
2010s	77.37 years	75.88 years	78.77 years	10
2020s	78.41 years	77.41 years	79.15 years	4

Countries ranked near Estonia

62 Anguilla 79.31 years compare
63 United States 79.3 years compare
64 Falkland Islands 79.21 years compare
66 Northern Mariana Islands 78.81 years compare
67 New Caledonia 78.77 years compare
68 Saudi Arabia 78.73 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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)

All data for Estonia →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index in Estonia?: Life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index in Estonia was 79.15 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Estonia?: The highest recorded value was 79.15 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Estonia?: The lowest recorded value was 43 years in 1897.
How does Estonia rank for life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index?: Estonia ranks 65th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in Estonia?: Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Estonia data come from?: The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.