Estonia sits in Europe & Central Asia. A newborn there can expect about 79.4 years of life, 55th of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Estonia, each with its global rank and source year.
17 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure
| Measure | Value | World rank | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 79.4 yrs | 55 of 212 | 2024 |
| Age-standardized death rate | 5.6 /1,000 | 145 of 182 | 2021 |
| Crude death rate | 11.5 /1,000 | 22 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life expectancy at 60 | 21.0 yrs | 42 of 182 | 2021 |
| Male mortality penalty | 83.0 /1,000 | 56 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life-expectancy gap (F−M) | 8.6 yrs | 12 of 212 | 2024 |
| Old-age sex ratio (65+) | 55.3 men/100 women | 11 of 212 | 2024 |
| Infant mortality | 1.5 /1,000 | 191 of 192 | 2024 |
| Maternal mortality | 5.0 /100k | 165 of 191 | 2023 |
| Premature NCD mortality | 15.5 % | 119 of 182 | 2021 |
| Suicide rate | 14.9 /100k | 28 of 182 | 2021 |
| Road-traffic deaths | 4.5 /100k | 165 of 187 | 2019 |
| Adult obesity | 20.8 % | 47 of 143 | 2014 |
| Recorded alcohol per adult | 10.7 L | 19 of 185 | 2020 |
| Population aged 65+ | 21.3 % | 21 of 212 | 2024 |
| Health spending per capita | $2,438 | 34 of 191 | 2024 |
| GDP per capita | $31,428 | 53 of 212 | 2024 |
Measured against the rest of the world, Estonia's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 2nd lowest infant mortality in the world (1.5 /1,000) and the 11th lowest old-age sex ratio in the world (55.3 men/100 women). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Estonia; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.