What is number of under-five deaths in Estonia?

Number of under-five deaths in Estonia was 23 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Estonia?

The highest recorded value was 571 in 1963.

What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Estonia?

The lowest recorded value was 23 in 2024.

How does Estonia rank for number of under-five deaths?

Estonia ranks 178th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.

Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Estonia?

Over the last ten years it is down 51.1%. 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 Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Number of under-five deaths in Estonia

Name: Number of under-five deaths in Estonia
Creator: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Estonia: Number of under-five deaths was 23 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

Change on year

down 8.0%

World rank

178th

of 195 countries

All-time high

571

in 1963

All-time low

in 2024

Years of data

1963–2024

Number of under-five deaths in Estonia, 1963–2024

Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of under-five deaths in Estonia is 23, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 62 years on record.

The figure is down 8.0% on the previous year and down 51.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Estonia peaked at 571 in 1963 and was at its lowest, 23, in 2024.

Estonia ranks 178th of 195 countries on this measure, 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
1960s	487.14	441	571	7
1970s	463.5	455	475	10
1980s	456.2	436	471	10
1990s	262.6	149	414	10
2000s	104.4	78	140	10
2010s	49	36	72	10
2020s	28	23	33	5

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of under-five deaths in Estonia?: Number of under-five deaths in Estonia was 23 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Estonia?: The highest recorded value was 571 in 1963.
What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Estonia?: The lowest recorded value was 23 in 2024.
How does Estonia rank for number of under-five deaths?: Estonia ranks 178th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Estonia?: Over the last ten years it is down 51.1%. 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 Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Number of under-five deaths
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 13,069 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Number of children dying before reaching age five.