Health · Europe & Central Asia · High income
Estonia: health in numbers
Life expectancy is 79.3 yrs (2024), 56th of 217 in the world and 31st of 58 in Europe & Central Asia. Life expectancy, women is 83.7 yrs (2024), 40th of 217 in the world and 24th of 58 in Europe & Central Asia. Life expectancy, men is 75.1 yrs (2024), 73rd of 217 in the world and 36th of 58 in Europe & Central Asia.
Life expectancy
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Life expectancy, women
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18 indicators
Health: Estonia in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Europe & Central Asia; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancyLife expectancy at birth, years | 79.3 yrs2024 | 56/217 | 31/58 | 70.4 yrs | 75.4 yrs | 78.6 yrs | +2.9%since 2014 | 78.6 yrs | 80.4 yrs | 73.5 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, womenLife expectancy at birth, women, years | 83.7 yrs2024 | 40/217 | 24/58 | 76.0 yrs | 80.5 yrs | 83.0 yrs | +2.2%since 2014 | 81.8 yrs | 83.2 yrs | 76.0 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, menLife expectancy at birth, men, years | 75.1 yrs2024 | 73/217 | 36/58 | 65.1 yrs | 70.6 yrs | 74.4 yrs | +3.7%since 2014 | 75.6 yrs | 77.8 yrs | 71.1 yrs | |
| Infant mortalityInfant mortality, per 1,000 live births | 1.52024 | 195/196 | 51/52 | 8.8 | 3.6 | 1.8 | −42%since 2014 | 6.6 | 4.2 | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortalityUnder-5 mortality, per 1,000 live births | 2.02024 | 195/196 | 51/52 | 11.0 | 4.6 | 2.4 | −41%since 2014 | 7.8 | 5.1 | 37.4 | |
| Neonatal mortalityNeonatal mortality, per 1,000 live births | 0.92024 | 192/196 | 49/52 | 5.3 | 2.1 | 1.1 | −40%since 2014 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 17.2 | |
| Maternal mortalityMaternal mortality, per 100,000 live births | 52023 | 168/194 | 31/51 | 27 | 8 | 6 | −17%since 2013 | 11 | 10 | 197 | |
| Measles vaccinationMeasles immunisation, % of children 12–23 months | 83%2024 | 135/193 | 45/51 | 93% | 95% | 91% | −10.0 ppsince 2014 | 94% | 94% | 84% | |
| HIV prevalenceHIV prevalence, % of people 15–49 | 0.7%2024 | 55/153 | 2/35 | 0.1% | 0.8% | 0.8% | −0.1 ppsince 2014 | — | — | 0.7% | |
| TuberculosisTuberculosis incidence, per 100,000 people | 82024 | 158/208 | 27/52 | 105 | 31 | 11 | −66%since 2014 | 22 | 12 | 131 | |
| Health spendingCurrent health expenditure, % of GDP | 7.8%2024 | 65/193 | 27/52 | 5.2% | 6.6% | 7.5% | +1.6 ppsince 2014 | 9.6% | 12.5% | 10.1% | |
| Out-of-pocket spendingOut-of-pocket health spending, % of health expenditure | 21.4%2024 | 123/193 | 28/52 | 20.3% | 22.8% | 21.4% | −2.1 ppsince 2014 | 16.5% | 13.4% | 17.3% | |
| PhysiciansPhysicians per 1,000 people | 3.472022 | 46/180 | 33/50 | 2.94 | 3.24 | 3.48 | +5.6%since 2012 | 3.90 | 3.78 | 1.86 | |
| Hospital bedsHospital beds per 1,000 people | 4.12023 | 37/182 | 26/51 | 7.0 | 5.3 | 4.5 | −16%since 2013 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 3.3 | |
| Basic waterBasic drinking water, % of population | 100.0%2024 | 39/206 | 21/56 | 97.5% | 98.9% | 100.0% | +0.5 ppsince 2014 | 98.0% | 99.2% | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitationBasic sanitation, % of population | 99.0%2024 | 53/203 | 23/54 | 99.8% | 99.3% | 99.0% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 97.4% | 98.3% | 82.2% | |
| Tobacco useTobacco use, % of adults | 26.1%2024 | 43/166 | 25/48 | 47.8% | 37.1% | 28.9% | −11.0 ppsince 2010 | 24.9% | 20.2% | 20.3% | |
| Road deathsRoad traffic deaths, per 100,000 people | 4.52019 | 165/186 | 36/49 | 17.7 | 6.8 | 4.52019 | −49%since 2009 | 7.4 | 8.7 | 16.7 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Life expectancy+2.9%79.3 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, women+2.2%83.7 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, men+3.7%75.1 yrs in 2024
- Infant mortality−42%1.5 in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Measles vaccination−10.0 pp83% in 2024
- Hospital beds−16%4.1 in 2023
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Estonia and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Estonia. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Estonia | Russia | Latvia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 79.3 yrs2024 | 73.4 yrs2024 | 76.4 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, women | 83.7 yrs2024 | 78.9 yrs2024 | 81.5 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, men | 75.1 yrs2024 | 68.3 yrs2024 | 71.6 yrs2024 |
| Infant mortality | 1.52024 | 4.12024 | 2.22024 |
| Under-5 mortality | 2.02024 | 5.22024 | 2.52024 |
| Neonatal mortality | 0.92024 | 2.02024 | 1.22024 |
| Maternal mortality | 52023 | 92023 | 192023 |
| Measles vaccination | 83%2024 | 97%2024 | 98%2024 |
| HIV prevalence | 0.7%2024 | — | 0.5%2024 |