Life expectancy in Eesti

Life expectancy at birth in Eesti was 79.4 years in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.

Measure: Life expectancy at birth, by region Unit: Years Data: 2000 to 2024 Source: Eurostat
Eesti, 2024 79.4 Years
Change from 2023 +0.6% 2023: 78.9 years
Estonia, 2024 79.4 years Country total
Position in 2024 213th of 267 See the full ranking

Life expectancy in Eesti over time

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Years. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Life expectancy at birth, by region (years), 2000 to 2024
Period EestiEstonia
2024 79.4 years 79.4 years
2023 78.9 years 78.9 years
2022 78.1 years 78.1 years
2021 77.2 years 77.2 years
2020 78.8 years 78.8 years
2019 78.8 years 78.8 years
2018 78.4 years 78.4 years
2017 78.2 years 78.2 years
2016 77.8 years 77.8 years
2015 77.7 years 77.7 years
2014 77.1 yearsb (break in time series) 77.1 yearsb (break in time series)
2013 77.5 years 77.5 years
2012 76.7 years 76.7 years
2011 76.6 years 76.6 years
2010 76.0 years 76.0 years
2009 75.3 years 75.3 years
2008 74.4 years 74.4 years
2007 73.2 years 73.2 years
2006 73.2 years 73.2 years
2005 73.0 years 73.0 years
2004 72.4 years 72.4 years
2003 71.9 years 71.9 years
2002 71.4 years 71.4 years
2001 70.9 years 70.9 years
2000 71.1 years 71.1 years

Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.6% from 78.9 years in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 77.1 years, the figure has changed by +3.0%. 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 267 regions with data for 2024, Eesti has the 213th highest value.
  • The figure for Estonia in 2024 was 79.4 years.

Source and dates

Original producer
Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
demo_r_mlifexp · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A sex=T age=Y_LT1 unit=YR
Observation period
2000 to 2024 for Eesti
Provider update
1 June 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat