What is child mortality by income level of country in Estonia?

Child mortality by income level of country in Estonia was 0.2016 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality by income level of country recorded in Estonia?

The highest recorded value was 3.95 deaths per 100 live births in 1958.

What is the lowest child mortality by income level of country recorded in Estonia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.2016 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Estonia rank for child mortality by income level of country?

Estonia ranks 198th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality by income level of country rising or falling in Estonia?

Over the last ten years it is down 40.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Estonia data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality by income level of country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality by income level of country in Estonia

Name: Child mortality by income level of country in Estonia
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Estonia: Child mortality by income level of country was 0.2016 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.2016 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 4.0%

World rank

198th

of 199 countries

All-time high

3.95 deaths per 100 live births

in 1958

All-time low

0.2016 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1958–2024

Child mortality by income level of country in Estonia, 1958–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

The most recent figure for child mortality by income level of country in Estonia is 0.2016 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 67 years on record.

The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 40.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality by income level of country in Estonia peaked at 3.95 deaths per 100 live births in 1958 and was at its lowest, 0.2016 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Estonia 198th out of 199 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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	3.84 deaths per 100 live births	3.72 deaths per 100 live births	3.95 deaths per 100 live births	2
1960s	2.78 deaths per 100 live births	2.26 deaths per 100 live births	3.5 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	2.18 deaths per 100 live births	2.16 deaths per 100 live births	2.22 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	1.96 deaths per 100 live births	1.79 deaths per 100 live births	2.16 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	1.55 deaths per 100 live births	1.2 deaths per 100 live births	1.77 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	0.7668 deaths per 100 live births	0.4961 deaths per 100 live births	1.1 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.3383 deaths per 100 live births	0.2538 deaths per 100 live births	0.4554 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.2205 deaths per 100 live births	0.2016 deaths per 100 live births	0.2415 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Estonia

195 Belarus 0.2331 deaths per 100 live births compare
196 Slovenia 0.2259 deaths per 100 live births compare
197 Luxembourg 0.2182 deaths per 100 live births compare
199 San Marino 0.126 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Estonia

Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 7,859 (2025)
Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 6,550 (2025)
Age population, age 21, male, interpolated 6,758 (2025)
Age population, age 22, female, interpolated 6,344 (2025)
Population ages 15-64, female 59.2% (2025)
Population ages 65 and above, total 297,914 (2025)
Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 8,208 (2025)
Age population, age 22, male, interpolated 6,502 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 6,160 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 6,061 (2025)

All data for Estonia →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality by income level of country in Estonia?: Child mortality by income level of country in Estonia was 0.2016 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality by income level of country recorded in Estonia?: The highest recorded value was 3.95 deaths per 100 live births in 1958.
What is the lowest child mortality by income level of country recorded in Estonia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.2016 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Estonia rank for child mortality by income level of country?: Estonia ranks 198th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality by income level of country rising or falling in Estonia?: Over the last ten years it is down 40.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Estonia data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality by income level of country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality by income level of country
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .