Number of under-five deaths, female in Estonia
Estonia: Number of under-five deaths, female was 10 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of under-five deaths, female in Estonia, 1963–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 10 for number of under-five deaths, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 62 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.1% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female in Estonia peaked at 241 in 1963 and was at its lowest, 10, in 2024.
That places Estonia 180th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of under-five deaths, female in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 241 | — |
| 1964 | 226 | -6.2% |
| 1965 | 212 | -6.2% |
| 1966 | 197 | -7.1% |
| 1967 | 188 | -4.6% |
| 1968 | 187 | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 189 | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 192 | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 194 | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 194 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 192 | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 192 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 194 | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 196 | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 199 | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 199 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 198 | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 197 | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 197 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 196 | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 195 | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 195 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 190 | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 186 | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 187 | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 188 | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 184 | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 174 | -5.4% |
| 1991 | 159 | -8.6% |
| 1992 | 144 | -9.4% |
| 1993 | 127 | -11.8% |
| 1994 | 110 | -13.4% |
| 1995 | 97 | -11.8% |
| 1996 | 87 | -10.3% |
| 1997 | 78 | -10.3% |
| 1998 | 69 | -11.5% |
| 1999 | 63 | -8.7% |
| 2000 | 59 | -6.3% |
| 2001 | 55 | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 51 | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 47 | -7.8% |
| 2004 | 45 | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 43 | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 40 | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 38 | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 37 | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 34 | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 31 | -8.8% |
| 2011 | 28 | -9.7% |
| 2012 | 25 | -10.7% |
| 2013 | 22 | -12.0% |
| 2014 | 20 | -9.1% |
| 2015 | 19 | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 18 | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 17 | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 16 | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 14 | -12.5% |
| 2021 | 13 | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 12 | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 11 | -8.3% |
| 2024 | 10 | -9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 205.71 | 187 | 241 | 7 |
| 1970s | 195 | 192 | 199 | 10 |
| 1980s | 191.5 | 184 | 197 | 10 |
| 1990s | 110.8 | 63 | 174 | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.9 | 34 | 59 | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.2 | 16 | 31 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12 | 10 | 14 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More education data for Estonia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 8,627 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 97.82 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 97.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, female in Estonia?
- Number of under-five deaths, female in Estonia was 10 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, female recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 241 in 1963.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 in 2024.
- How does Estonia rank for number of under-five deaths, female?
- Estonia ranks 180th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of under-five deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female children dying before reaching age five.