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Life expectancy at birth in Estonia

Life expectancy at birth in Estonia was 79.3 years in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.

Measure: Life expectancy at birth (UN estimates) Unit: Years Data: 1960 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Estonia, 2024 79.3 Years
Change from 2023 +0.6% 2023: 78.8 years
European Union, 2024 81.6 years Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 82.0 years Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2024 56th of 217 See the full ranking

Life expectancy at birth in Estonia over time

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Years. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Life expectancy at birth (UN estimates) (years), 2000 to 2024
Period EstoniaEuropean Union
2024 79.3 years 81.6 years
2023 78.8 years 81.4 years
2022 77.8 years 80.7 years
2021 76.9 years 80.3 years
2020 78.6 years 80.4 years
2019 78.6 years 81.3 years
2018 78.2 years 81.0 years
2017 78.1 years 80.9 years
2016 77.6 years 81.0 years
2015 77.6 years 80.6 years
2014 77.0 years 80.9 years
2013 77.1 years 80.5 years
2012 76.3 years 80.2 years
2011 76.2 years 80.1 years
2010 75.4 years 79.6 years
2009 74.8 years 79.4 years
2008 73.8 years 79.1 years
2007 72.8 years 78.9 years
2006 72.7 years 78.7 years
2005 72.6 years 78.3 years
2004 71.9 years 78.1 years
2003 71.3 years 77.6 years
2002 70.9 years 77.5 years
2001 70.3 years 77.4 years
2000 70.4 years 77.1 years

A dash means no value was published for that period.

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In short

  • That is a change of +0.6% from 78.8 years in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 77.0 years, the figure has changed by +2.9%.
  • Among the 217 countries with data for 2024, Estonia has the 56th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 81.6 years.

More for Estonia

All statistics for Estonia
Life expectancy at birth 79.4 years 2024 · Eurostat Life expectancy at birth, women 83.7 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth, men 75.1 years 2024 · World Bank Infant mortality rate 1.4 per 1,000 live births 2024 · Eurostat Hospital beds 413 per 100,000 people 2024 · Eurostat Practising physicians 358 per 100,000 people 2024 · Eurostat

Source and dates

Original producer
United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SP.DYN.LE00.IN · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1960 to 2024 for Estonia
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects