Youth mortality rate in Estonia
Estonia: Youth mortality rate was 0.3145 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Youth mortality rate in Estonia, 1981–2024
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
The most recent figure for youth mortality rate in Estonia is 0.3145 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 44 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth mortality rate in Estonia peaked at 2.6 deaths per 100 live births in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.3145 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
That places Estonia 196th 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 | 2.41 deaths per 100 live births | 2.26 deaths per 100 live births | 2.6 deaths per 100 live births | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.96 deaths per 100 live births | 1.53 deaths per 100 live births | 2.24 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.01 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6783 deaths per 100 live births | 1.42 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4838 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3788 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6289 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3379 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3145 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3636 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 193 Sweden 0.3168 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 194 Norway 0.3167 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 195 Finland 0.3156 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 197 Slovenia 0.2951 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 198 Luxembourg 0.27 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 199 San Marino 0.1651 deaths per 100 live births 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 youth mortality rate in Estonia?
- Youth mortality rate in Estonia was 0.3145 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 youth mortality rate recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6 deaths per 100 live births in 1981.
- What is the lowest youth mortality rate recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3145 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Estonia rank for youth mortality rate?
- Estonia ranks 196th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is youth mortality rate rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.0%. 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 Youth mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years, per 100 live births.