Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Estonia
Estonia: Remaining life expectancy at different ages was 79.15 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Estonia, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for remaining life expectancy at different ages in Estonia is 79.15 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages in Estonia peaked at 79.15 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 66.36 years, in 1950.
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 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is remaining life expectancy at different ages in Estonia?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Estonia was 79.15 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 79.15 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.36 years in 1950.
- How does Estonia rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages?
- Estonia ranks 65th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remaining life expectancy at different ages 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 Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Remaining life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The period life expectancy at birth among totals, in a given year.