Number of under-five deaths, male in Estonia
Estonia: Number of under-five deaths, male was 13 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of under-five deaths, male 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 13 for number of under-five deaths, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 62 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.1% on the previous year and down 51.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male in Estonia peaked at 330 in 1963 and was at its lowest, 13, in 2024.
That places Estonia 178th 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, male in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 330 | — |
| 1964 | 309 | -6.4% |
| 1965 | 290 | -6.1% |
| 1966 | 270 | -6.9% |
| 1967 | 258 | -4.4% |
| 1968 | 254 | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 259 | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 263 | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 267 | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 267 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 264 | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 264 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 266 | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 270 | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 274 | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 276 | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 274 | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 273 | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 274 | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 272 | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 272 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 270 | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 262 | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 256 | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 258 | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 258 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 252 | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 240 | -4.8% |
| 1991 | 217 | -9.6% |
| 1992 | 197 | -9.2% |
| 1993 | 174 | -11.7% |
| 1994 | 150 | -13.8% |
| 1995 | 133 | -11.3% |
| 1996 | 120 | -9.8% |
| 1997 | 106 | -11.7% |
| 1998 | 95 | -10.4% |
| 1999 | 86 | -9.5% |
| 2000 | 81 | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 74 | -8.6% |
| 2002 | 67 | -9.5% |
| 2003 | 63 | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 59 | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 56 | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 53 | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 51 | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 47 | -7.8% |
| 2009 | 44 | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 41 | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 37 | -9.8% |
| 2012 | 32 | -13.5% |
| 2013 | 29 | -9.4% |
| 2014 | 27 | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 25 | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 24 | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 22 | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 21 | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 20 | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 19 | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 18 | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 16 | -11.1% |
| 2023 | 14 | -12.5% |
| 2024 | 13 | -7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 281.43 | 254 | 330 | 7 |
| 1970s | 268.5 | 263 | 276 | 10 |
| 1980s | 264.7 | 252 | 274 | 10 |
| 1990s | 151.8 | 86 | 240 | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.5 | 44 | 81 | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.8 | 20 | 41 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16 | 13 | 19 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More education data for Estonia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, male in Estonia?
- Number of under-five deaths, male in Estonia was 13 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, male recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 330 in 1963.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13 in 2024.
- How does Estonia rank for number of under-five deaths, male?
- Estonia ranks 178th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.9%. 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male children dying before reaching age five.