Child mortality rate in Estonia
Estonia: Child mortality rate was 0.2016 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Child mortality rate in Estonia, 1958–2024
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
Estonia recorded 0.2016 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 67 years on record.
The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 40.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Estonia peaked at 3.95 deaths per 100 live births in 1958 and was at its lowest, 0.2016 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
Estonia ranks 198th of 199 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 | 3.84 deaths per 100 live births | 3.72 deaths per 100 live births | 3.95 deaths per 100 live births | 2 |
| 1960s | 2.78 deaths per 100 live births | 2.26 deaths per 100 live births | 3.5 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.18 deaths per 100 live births | 2.16 deaths per 100 live births | 2.22 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.96 deaths per 100 live births | 1.79 deaths per 100 live births | 2.16 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.55 deaths per 100 live births | 1.2 deaths per 100 live births | 1.77 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7668 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4961 deaths per 100 live births | 1.1 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3383 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2538 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4554 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2205 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2016 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2415 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate in Estonia?
- Child mortality rate in Estonia was 0.2016 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 child mortality rate recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.95 deaths per 100 live births in 1958.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2016 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Estonia rank for child mortality rate?
- Estonia ranks 198th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.4%. 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 Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .