Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Estonia
Estonia: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years was 0.5 per 1,000 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Estonia, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 0.5 per 1,000 for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Estonia peaked at 2.5 per 1,000 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.5 per 1,000, in 2021.
Estonia ranks 153rd of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Estonia, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.5 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 2.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2.4 per 1,000 | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 2.3 per 1,000 | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 2.2 per 1,000 | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 2.1 per 1,000 | -4.5% |
| 1996 | 2 per 1,000 | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 1.9 per 1,000 | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 1.8 per 1,000 | -5.3% |
| 1999 | 1.7 per 1,000 | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 1.6 per 1,000 | -5.9% |
| 2001 | 1.5 per 1,000 | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 1.4 per 1,000 | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 1.3 per 1,000 | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 1.2 per 1,000 | -7.7% |
| 2005 | 1.1 per 1,000 | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 1.1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 per 1,000 | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9 per 1,000 | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8 per 1,000 | -11.1% |
| 2011 | 0.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7 per 1,000 | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 0.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6 per 1,000 | -14.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5 per 1,000 | -16.7% |
| 2022 | 0.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.14 per 1,000 | 1.7 per 1,000 | 2.5 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.2 per 1,000 | 0.9 per 1,000 | 1.6 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.69 per 1,000 | 0.6 per 1,000 | 0.8 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.52 per 1,000 | 0.5 per 1,000 | 0.6 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 153 Barbados 0.5 per 1,000 compare
- 153 Canada 0.5 per 1,000 compare
- 153 Latvia 0.5 per 1,000 compare
- 153 Lithuania 0.5 per 1,000 compare
- 153 Maldives 0.5 per 1,000 compare
- 153 North Macedonia 0.5 per 1,000 compare
- 153 Serbia 0.5 per 1,000 compare
- 153 Slovakia 0.5 per 1,000 compare
- 153 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.5 per 1,000 compare
More education data for Estonia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,391 (2021)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 706 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 27,252 (2012)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 25,046 (2012)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 103,245 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 89,246 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.065 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Estonia?
- Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Estonia was 0.5 per 1,000 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5 per 1,000 in 1990.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5 per 1,000 in 2021.
- How does Estonia rank for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years?
- Estonia ranks 153rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying between age 5-9 years of age expressed per 1,000 children aged 5, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.