Life expectancy at age 65 in Estonia
At age 65, people in Estonia could expect to live another 19.2 years in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.
Estonia, 2024
19.2
Change from 2023
+1.1%
European Union, 2024
20.2 yearsep (Source flag ep)
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
20.2 years
Position in 2024
22nd of 37
Life expectancy at age 65 in Estonia over time
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Years. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Estonia | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 19.2 years | 20.2 yearsep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2023 | 19.0 years | 20.0 yearsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2022 | 18.2 years | 19.4 yearsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2021 | 17.5 years | 19.1 yearsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2020 | 18.8 years | 19.2 yearsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2019 | 18.7 years | 20.0 yearsbe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2018 | 18.4 years | 19.8 yearse (estimated) |
| 2017 | 18.4 years | 19.7 yearsbe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2016 | 18.4 years | 19.8 yearsbe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2015 | 18.3 years | 19.7 yearsb (break in time series) |
| 2014 | 18.1 yearsb (break in time series) | 19.7 yearsbe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2013 | 18.2 years | 19.7 years |
| 2012 | 18.1 years | 19.5 yearsb (break in time series) |
| 2011 | 18.0 years | 19.6 yearsb (break in time series) |
| 2010 | 17.4 years | 19.4 yearsb (break in time series) |
| 2009 | 17.2 years | 19.2 years |
| 2008 | 16.8 years | 19.0 years |
| 2007 | 16.4 years | 18.9 years |
| 2006 | 16.3 years | 18.7 years |
| 2005 | 16.1 years | 18.3 years |
| 2004 | 15.9 years | 18.3 years |
| 2003 | 15.6 years | 17.8 years |
| 2002 | 15.6 years | 17.8 years |
| 2001 | 15.5 years | – |
| 2000 | 15.4 years | – |
Flags: b break in time series; be break in time series, estimated; e estimated; bep break in time series, estimated, provisional; ep estimated, provisional . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +1.1% from 19.0 years in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 18.1 years, the figure has changed by +6.1%. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
- Among the 37 countries with data for 2024, Estonia has the 22nd highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 20.2 years.
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79.4 years
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Infant mortality rate
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Hospital beds
413 per 100,000 people
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Practising physicians
358 per 100,000 people
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People reporting good or very good health
57.8%
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