People having a long-standing illness or health … educational in Estonia
Estonia: People having a long-standing illness or health … educational was 22.9 in 2025. ▲ Rising
People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Estonia, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 22.9 for people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.5% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Estonia peaked at 37.4 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 11, in 2008.
Estonia ranks 5th of 49 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People having a long-standing illness or health … educational in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 11 | — |
| 2009 | 13.7 | +24.5% |
| 2010 | 15.2 | +10.9% |
| 2011 | 16.1 | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 17.4 | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 15.7 | -9.8% |
| 2014 | 17.9 | +14.0% |
| 2015 | 19.3 | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 16.7 | -13.5% |
| 2017 | 34.4 | +106.0% |
| 2018 | 37.4 | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 18.5 | -50.5% |
| 2020 | 18.1 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 21.4 | +18.2% |
| 2022 | 20.9 | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 22.8 | +9.1% |
| 2024 | 21.5 | -5.7% |
| 2025 | 22.9 | +6.5% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 22.9 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.75, 1.9× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 22.9 is above the median for high income countries, which is 12.5, 1.8× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People having a long-standing illness or health … educational in Estonia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +106.0% | 16.7 | 34.4 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.35 | 11 | 13.7 | 2 |
| 2010s | 20.86 | 15.2 | 37.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.27 | 18.1 | 22.9 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 2 Norway 31.8 compare
- 3 United Kingdom 24.1 compare
- 3 United Kingdom 24.1 compare
- 5 Estonia 22.9 compare
- 7 Sweden 22.6 compare
- 8 Netherlands 21.8 compare
- 8 Netherlands 21.8 compare
More health data for Estonia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -1.02 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 3 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -6.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.021 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -6.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0224 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Estonia?
- People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Estonia was 22.9 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 37.4 in 2018.
- What is the lowest people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11 in 2008.
- How does Estonia rank for people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age?
- Estonia ranks 5th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age and educational attainment level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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