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Neonatal mortality rate (United Nations) in Estonia

Estonia: Neonatal mortality rate (United Nations) was 0.0946 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.0946 deaths per 100 live births
Change on year
down 3.8%
World rank
195th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.05 deaths per 100 live births
in 1988
All-time low
0.0946 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Years of data
37
1988–2024

Neonatal mortality rate in Estonia, 1988–2024

00.20.40.60.811988200620241988: 1 deaths per 100 live births1989: 1 deaths per 100 live births1990: 0.988 deaths per 100 live births1991: 0.974 deaths per 100 live births1992: 0.966 deaths per 100 live births1993: 0.95 deaths per 100 live births1994: 0.91 deaths per 100 live births1995: 0.849 deaths per 100 live births1996: 0.778 deaths per 100 live births1997: 0.706 deaths per 100 live births1998: 0.64 deaths per 100 live births1999: 0.582 deaths per 100 live births2000: 0.532 deaths per 100 live births2001: 0.486 deaths per 100 live births2002: 0.442 deaths per 100 live births2003: 0.402 deaths per 100 live births2004: 0.366 deaths per 100 live births2005: 0.333 deaths per 100 live births2006: 0.303 deaths per 100 live births2007: 0.276 deaths per 100 live births2008: 0.251 deaths per 100 live births2009: 0.228 deaths per 100 live births2010: 0.208 deaths per 100 live births2011: 0.191 deaths per 100 live births2012: 0.176 deaths per 100 live births2013: 0.164 deaths per 100 live births2014: 0.152 deaths per 100 live births2015: 0.143 deaths per 100 live births2016: 0.134 deaths per 100 live births2017: 0.127 deaths per 100 live births2018: 0.121 deaths per 100 live births2019: 0.116 deaths per 100 live births2020: 0.111 deaths per 100 live births2021: 0.106 deaths per 100 live births2022: 0.102 deaths per 100 live births2023: 0.098 deaths per 100 live births2024: 0.095 deaths per 100 live births

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.

Neonatal mortality rate (United Nations) in Estonia, year by year

Year deaths per 100 live births Change
1988 1.05 deaths per 100 live births —
1989 1.01 deaths per 100 live births -3.2%
1990 0.9875 deaths per 100 live births -2.4%
1991 0.9736 deaths per 100 live births -1.4%
1992 0.9664 deaths per 100 live births -0.7%
1993 0.9503 deaths per 100 live births -1.7%
1994 0.9099 deaths per 100 live births -4.3%
1995 0.8487 deaths per 100 live births -6.7%
1996 0.7781 deaths per 100 live births -8.3%
1997 0.706 deaths per 100 live births -9.3%
1998 0.6396 deaths per 100 live births -9.4%
1999 0.5821 deaths per 100 live births -9.0%
2000 0.5316 deaths per 100 live births -8.7%
2001 0.4855 deaths per 100 live births -8.7%
2002 0.4422 deaths per 100 live births -8.9%
2003 0.402 deaths per 100 live births -9.1%
2004 0.3657 deaths per 100 live births -9.0%
2005 0.3331 deaths per 100 live births -8.9%
2006 0.3031 deaths per 100 live births -9.0%
2007 0.2756 deaths per 100 live births -9.1%
2008 0.2507 deaths per 100 live births -9.0%
2009 0.228 deaths per 100 live births -9.0%
2010 0.2081 deaths per 100 live births -8.7%
2011 0.1909 deaths per 100 live births -8.3%
2012 0.1763 deaths per 100 live births -7.6%
2013 0.1635 deaths per 100 live births -7.2%
2014 0.1525 deaths per 100 live births -6.8%
2015 0.1428 deaths per 100 live births -6.4%
2016 0.1344 deaths per 100 live births -5.9%
2017 0.1272 deaths per 100 live births -5.4%
2018 0.1209 deaths per 100 live births -4.9%
2019 0.1156 deaths per 100 live births -4.4%
2020 0.1109 deaths per 100 live births -4.1%
2021 0.1064 deaths per 100 live births -4.0%
2022 0.1023 deaths per 100 live births -3.9%
2023 0.0984 deaths per 100 live births -3.8%
2024 0.0946 deaths per 100 live births -3.8%

Estonia compared with similar countries

  • Estonia's 0.0946 deaths per 100 live births is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2623 deaths per 100 live births, 36% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
  • Estonia's 0.0946 deaths per 100 live births is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2468 deaths per 100 live births, 38% of the median. (51 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 192 Korea 0.1166 deaths per 100 live births compare
  2. 193 Singapore 0.1082 deaths per 100 live births compare
  3. 194 North Macedonia 0.1055 deaths per 100 live births compare
  4. 196 Japan 0.0868 deaths per 100 live births compare
  5. 197 Montenegro 0.0839 deaths per 100 live births compare
  6. 198 Belarus 0.0741 deaths per 100 live births compare

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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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Indicator
Neonatal mortality rate
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 10,377 data points, 1951–2024
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .