Neonatal mortality rate in Estonia
Estonia: Neonatal mortality rate was 0.0946 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Neonatal mortality rate in Estonia, 1988–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
In 2024, neonatal mortality rate in Estonia stood at 0.0946 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 37 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 37.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Estonia peaked at 1.05 deaths per 100 live births in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.0946 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
That places Estonia 195th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.03 deaths per 100 live births | 1.01 deaths per 100 live births | 1.05 deaths per 100 live births | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.8342 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5821 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9875 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3618 deaths per 100 live births | 0.228 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5316 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1532 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1156 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2081 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1025 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0946 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1109 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 192 South Korea 0.1166 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 193 Singapore 0.1082 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 194 North Macedonia 0.1055 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 196 Japan 0.0868 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 197 Montenegro 0.0839 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 198 Belarus 0.0741 deaths per 100 live births compare
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- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Estonia?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Estonia was 0.0946 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 deaths per 100 live births in 1988.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0946 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Estonia rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Estonia ranks 195th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – 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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The estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .