Lifespan by CountryLife expectancy in Estonia
The latest total is 79.3 years, for a newborn experiencing the mortality rates of 2024.
World Bank WDI. Retrieved 2026-09-14. Europe & Central Asia.
- Female, 2024
- 83.7years at birth
- Male, 2024
- 75.1years at birth
- Female minus male
- 8.6years in 2024
- World rank, 2024
- 56 of 217 countries & economies
Female life expectancy is 8.6 years higher than male life expectancy. Rank uses unrounded total values; compare all countries.
Estonia: a longer view
Life expectancy at birth, on a 0–100-year scale
12.8 years higher than in 1994. Source: World Bank WDI.
Thirty years of change, 1994–2024
Over these 30 years, total life expectancy changed by +12.8 years. The annual series below shows the path between those two endpoints.
The vertical axis runs from 60 to 90 years. Missing observations break the line; no values are interpolated.
View all annual figures, 1994–2024
| Year | Total | Female | Male |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 79.30 | 83.70 | 75.10 |
| 2023 | 78.79 | 83.30 | 74.50 |
| 2022 | 77.84 | 82.30 | 73.60 |
| 2021 | 76.94 | 81.40 | 72.70 |
| 2020 | 78.60 | 83.00 | 74.40 |
| 2019 | 78.65 | 83.00 | 74.50 |
| 2018 | 78.24 | 82.70 | 74.00 |
| 2017 | 78.09 | 82.60 | 73.80 |
| 2016 | 77.64 | 82.20 | 73.30 |
| 2015 | 77.59 | 82.20 | 73.20 |
| 2014 | 77.03 | 81.90 | 72.40 |
| 2013 | 77.14 | 81.70 | 72.80 |
| 2012 | 76.33 | 81.50 | 71.40 |
| 2011 | 76.23 | 81.30 | 71.40 |
| 2010 | 75.43 | 80.50 | 70.60 |
| 2009 | 74.82 | 80.10 | 69.80 |
| 2008 | 73.77 | 79.20 | 68.60 |
| 2007 | 72.81 | 78.50 | 67.40 |
| 2006 | 72.69 | 78.30 | 67.35 |
| 2005 | 72.57 | 78.10 | 67.30 |
| 2004 | 71.91 | 77.80 | 66.30 |
| 2003 | 71.32 | 76.90 | 66.00 |
| 2002 | 70.90 | 77.00 | 65.10 |
| 2001 | 70.26 | 76.20 | 64.60 |
| 2000 | 70.42 | 76.00 | 65.10 |
| 1999 | 70.06 | 75.80 | 64.60 |
| 1998 | 69.36 | 75.30 | 63.70 |
| 1997 | 69.81 | 75.70 | 64.20 |
| 1996 | 69.61 | 75.40 | 64.10 |
| 1995 | 67.54 | 74.10 | 61.30 |
| 1994 | 66.50 | 72.80 | 60.50 |
How Estonia compares
Estonia is 0.7 years above the World Bank aggregate for Europe & Central Asia in 2024. The regional figure is published by the World Bank, rather than calculated as a simple average of the countries shown here.
| Population | Years | Country difference |
|---|---|---|
| Estonia | 79.3 | — |
| Europe & Central Asia | 78.6 | +0.7 |
| World | 73.5 | +5.8 |
Nearby values in the same region
Selected by total life expectancy in 2024, not by geographical distance.
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Questions about these figures
What is life expectancy in Estonia?
Life expectancy at birth was 79.3 years in 2024, according to World Bank WDI. This is the latest available total in the snapshot retrieved on 2026-09-14.
How has life expectancy changed in Estonia?
It changed from 66.5 years in 1994 to 79.3 in 2024: 12.8 years higher. Changes are calculated before rounding.
Is this how long I can expect to live?
No. This is period life expectancy at birth for a population. Your current age and circumstances matter, and future mortality rates may change. It is not remaining life expectancy or a personal prediction.
Sources and interpretation
Period life expectancy at birth, in years. Total is the published WDI series, not the arithmetic mean of female and male values. Gaps and changes use unrounded values. Method, coverage and limitations.
- World Bank WDI: life expectancy at birth, total (CC BY 4.0; accessed 2026-09-14)
- World Bank WDI: life expectancy at birth, male (CC BY 4.0; accessed 2026-09-14)
- World Bank WDI: life expectancy at birth, female (CC BY 4.0; accessed 2026-09-14)
- World Bank country and region metadata (World Bank dataset terms; accessed 2026-09-14)
Life expectancy at birth describes population mortality in a given year. It is not a prediction of how long an individual will live. Independent of the World Bank.