Neonatal mortality rate in Estonia
Estonia: Neonatal mortality rate was 0.1% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Neonatal mortality rate in Estonia, 1950–2019
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal mortality rate in Estonia is 0.1%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.3% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Estonia peaked at 2.6% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2019.
Estonia ranks 199th of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.3% | 2.0% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.5% | 1.2% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
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- 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 neonatal mortality rate in Estonia?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Estonia was 0.1% in 2019, according to IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 1950.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2019.
- How does Estonia rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Estonia ranks 199th out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of death between 0 and 27 days