Female life expectancy — all countries

Female life expectancy — Estonia

Female life expectancy in Estonia in 2024 — 83.7 years. Ranked 40 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 14.6%.

2024 83.7 years +0.48% vs 2023
World rank 40of 217
Period maximum 83.7 years2024
Period minimum 72.8 years1994

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Female life expectancy — Estonia, 1960–20247075808519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 73.02 years1962: 73.18 years1964: 74.04 years1966: 74.29 years1968: 74.46 years1970: 74.56 years1972: 74.65 years1974: 75.06 years1976: 74.4 years1978: 74.54 years1980: 74.27 years1982: 74.3 years1984: 74.4 years1986: 74.9 years1988: 75 years1990: 74.7 years1992: 74.6 years1994: 72.8 years1996: 75.4 years1998: 75.3 years2000: 76 years2002: 77 years2004: 77.8 years2006: 78.3 years2008: 79.2 years2010: 80.5 years2012: 81.5 years2014: 81.9 years2016: 82.2 years2018: 82.7 years2020: 83 years2022: 82.3 years2024: 83.7 years
Change over the period: +10.68 (+14.62%) Average annual rate: 0.21 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Estonia

Estonia 83.7 years
World 75.97 years
Europe & Central Asia 81.79 years
Northern Europe computed 83.74 years
High-income countries computed 83.24 years
Female life expectancy — Estonia, by year Estonia All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 83.7 +0.4 +0.48%
2023 83.3 +1 +1.22%
2022 82.3 +0.9 +1.11%
2021 81.4 −1.6 −1.93%
2020 83 +0 +0%
2019 83 +0.3 +0.36%
2018 82.7 +0.1 +0.12%
2017 82.6 +0.4 +0.49%
2016 82.2 +0 +0%
2015 82.2 +0.3 +0.37%
2014 81.9 +0.2 +0.24%
2013 81.7 +0.2 +0.25%
2012 81.5 +0.2 +0.25%
2011 81.3 +0.8 +0.99%
2010 80.5 +0.4 +0.5%
2009 80.1 +0.9 +1.14%
2008 79.2 +0.7 +0.89%
2007 78.5 +0.2 +0.26%
2006 78.3 +0.2 +0.26%
2005 78.1 +0.3 +0.39%
2004 77.8 +0.9 +1.17%
2003 76.9 −0.1 −0.13%
2002 77 +0.8 +1.05%
2001 76.2 +0.2 +0.26%
2000 76 +0.2 +0.26%
1999 75.8 +0.5 +0.66%
1998 75.3 −0.4 −0.53%
1997 75.7 +0.3 +0.4%
1996 75.4 +1.3 +1.75%
1995 74.1 +1.3 +1.79%
1994 72.8 −1 −1.36%
1993 73.8 −0.8 −1.07%
1992 74.6 −0.1 −0.13%
1991 74.7 +0 +0%
1990 74.7 +0 +0%
1989 74.7 −0.3 −0.4%
1988 75 −0.1 −0.13%
1987 75.1 +0.2 +0.27%
1986 74.9 +0.5 +0.67%
1985 74.4 +0 +0%
1984 74.4 −0.2 −0.27%
1983 74.6 +0.3 +0.4%
1982 74.3 +0.2 +0.27%
1981 74.1 −0.17 −0.23%
1980 74.27 +0.06 +0.08%
1979 74.21 −0.33 −0.44%
1978 74.54 +0.05 +0.06%
1977 74.49 +0.09 +0.12%
1976 74.4 −0.34 −0.45%
1975 74.74 −0.32 −0.43%
1974 75.06 +0.4 +0.54%
1973 74.66 +0.01 +0.02%
1972 74.65 −0.14 −0.18%
1971 74.78 +0.23 +0.3%
1970 74.56 +0.12 +0.17%
1969 74.43 −0.03 −0.03%
1968 74.46 −0.26 −0.35%
1967 74.72 +0.44 +0.59%
1966 74.29 +0.04 +0.05%
1965 74.25 +0.21 +0.28%
1964 74.04 +0.5 +0.68%
1963 73.54 +0.36 +0.5%
1962 73.18 −0.11 −0.15%
1961 73.28 +0.26 +0.36%
1960 73.02

About the indicator

Life expectancy at birth for women. The female advantage holds almost everywhere and is explained by both biology and behavior: men die more often from external causes, smoke and drink more, and turn to doctors less. Where maternal mortality is high the advantage narrows — the only factor that works in the opposite direction.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by the female population rather than by the whole population. The difference from male life expectancy is the gap that is usually asked about.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.