Estonia vs Latvia: Life expectancy

Life expectancy in 2023: 79.2 years in Estonia and 76.2 years in Latvia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Estonia, by 3 years, or 1.04 times that in Latvia.

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What the numbers say

Estonia has been higher since 1988, when it overtook Latvia.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Estonia at 89.2 years and Latvia at 86.6 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 73.2 years in 2023.

Every year

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Year	Estonia	Latvia	World
2023	79.2	76.2	73.2
2022	78.2	74.9	72.6
2021	77.4	73.2	70.9
2020	78.9	75.5	71.9
2019	78.8	75.6	72.6
2018	78.3	75	72.4
2017	78.2	74.8	72.1
2016	77.8	74.8	71.9
2015	77.7	74.7	71.6
2014	77.1	74.3	71.4
2013	77.3	74.2	71.1
2012	76.4	73.9	70.8
2011	76.4	73.7	70.4
2010	75.9	73	70.1
2009	75.2	72.7	69.7
2008	74.3	72	69.3
2007	73.2	70.8	69
2006	73.2	70.6	68.6
2005	73	70.6	68.1
2004	72.4	70.9	67.7
2003	71.9	70.6	67.4
2002	71.4	70.2	67.1
2001	70.8	69.9	66.8
2000	71	70.2	66.4
1999	70.7	69.7	66
1998	69.8	68.9	65.7
1997	70.2	69.2	65.5
1996	70	68.6	65.2
1995	67.8	66	64.9
1994	66.7	65.2	64.3
1993	68.2	66.6	64.4
1992	69.2	68.5	64.3
1991	69.8	69.2	64.1
1990	69.9	69.5	64
1989	70.5	70.4	63.8
1988	71	70.9	63.4
1987	70.9	71	63.2
1986	70.9	71	62.7
1985	69.8	69.6	62.2
1984	69.6	69.4	61.9
1983	69.8	69.4	61.5
1982	69.9	69.6	61.3
1981	69.3	69.1	60.9
1980	69.5	69.1	60.5
1979	69.4	68.8	60.2
1978	69.7	69.3	59.5
1977	69.8	69.5	59.2
1976	69.7	69.4	58.6
1975	70.1	69.3	58.3
1974	70.8	70.1	58.1
1973	70.7	70.2	57.7
1972	70.4	70.3	57.2
1971	70.6	70.6	56
1970	70.4	70.2	56.3
1969	70.3	70.2	56
1968	70.6	70.5	55.6
1967	71	70.9	55.1
1966	70.7	71.2	54.6
1965	70.7	71.2	54
1964	70.7	71.5	54.3
1963	69.9	70.3	53.7
1962	69.8	69.9	53.2
1961	69.6	70.5	50.4
1960	69.3	70.3	47.8
1959	68.7	69.5	49.6
1958	68.8	68.9	51.6
1957	68.8	68.3	51.1
1956	68.5	67.6	50.7
1955	68.2	67.2	50.2
1954	67.8	66.7	49.7
1953	67.5	66.2	48.8
1952	67.2	65.7	48.2
1951	66.8	65.2	47.1
1950	66.4	64.6	46.4
1935	56.3	58.1	–
1924	–	53.7	–
1922	51.7	–	–
1900	43.1	–	–
1897	43	–	–
1896	–	45	–

12.3Estimates, Our World in Data

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Estonia	Latvia	World
2024	79.378.4–80.3	76.375.4–77.4	73.3
2025	79.578.1–80.7	76.575–77.9	73.5
2026	79.677.9–81.2	76.674.8–78.4	73.8
2027	79.877.8–81.5	76.874.8–78.8	73.9
2028	8077.8–82	76.974.6–79.2	74.1
2029	80.177.9–82.3	77.174.5–79.6	74.2
2030	80.377.8–82.6	77.274.4–79.9	74.4
2031	80.477.7–82.9	77.474.3–80.3	74.5
2032	80.677.9–83.3	77.574.2–80.5	74.7
2033	80.877.8–83.5	77.774.4–80.9	74.8
2034	80.977.7–83.7	77.874.2–81.1	75
2035	81.177.6–83.9	7874.2–81.5	75.1
2036	81.277.5–84.2	78.174.3–81.7	75.3
2037	81.477.7–84.6	78.374.4–81.9	75.4
2038	81.577.8–84.8	78.474.4–82.3	75.5
2039	81.777.8–85.1	78.674.4–82.6	75.7
2040	81.877.8–85.3	78.774.4–82.8	75.8
2041	8277.8–85.6	78.974.3–82.9	75.9
2042	82.177.9–85.7	7974.3–83.1	76.1
2043	82.378.1–86	79.274.3–83.3	76.2
2044	82.478.2–86.2	79.374.2–83.7	76.3
2045	82.578.3–86.5	79.574.2–83.9	76.5
2046	82.778.5–86.7	79.674.2–84	76.6
2047	82.878.4–86.9	79.874.3–84.3	76.7
2048	82.978.6–87	79.974.3–84.4	76.8
2049	83.178.6–87.2	80.174.3–84.5	76.9
2050	83.278.8–87.5	80.274.4–84.6	77
2051	83.378.8–87.7	80.474.5–85	77.1
2052	83.578.9–87.9	80.574.6–85.1	77.2
2053	83.679.1–88	80.774.6–85.3	77.3
2054	83.779.3–88.3	80.874.7–85.6	77.4
2055	83.979.4–88.5	80.974.6–85.6	77.6
2056	8479.4–88.6	81.174.8–85.8	77.7
2057	84.179.5–88.9	81.274.9–85.9	77.8
2058	84.379.6–89.1	81.475–86.2	77.9
2059	84.479.5–89.2	81.575–86.5	78
2060	84.579.7–89.5	81.674.9–86.6	78.1
2061	84.679.8–89.5	81.875.1–86.8	78.2
2062	84.879.8–89.6	81.975.1–87.1	78.3
2063	84.979.9–89.8	82.175.2–87.4	78.4
2064	8580–90.3	82.275.4–87.6	78.5
2065	85.179.9–90.5	82.375.6–87.8	78.6
2066	85.380.2–90.7	82.575.6–88	78.7
2067	85.480–90.8	82.675.6–88.1	78.8
2068	85.579.9–90.9	82.775.7–88.3	78.9
2069	85.680–91.2	82.975.7–88.5	79
2070	85.780.1–91.4	8376–88.7	79.1
2071	85.880.3–91.6	83.175.9–89	79.2
2072	8680.4–91.9	83.276.1–89.2	79.3
2073	86.180.4–92	83.476.3–89.4	79.4
2074	86.280.5–92.2	83.576.1–89.6	79.4
2075	86.380.8–92.3	83.676.2–89.7	79.5
2076	86.580.7–92.5	83.876.3–89.9	79.6
2077	86.680.7–92.6	83.976.5–89.9	79.7
2078	86.780.8–93	8476.6–90.1	79.8
2079	86.880.9–93.1	84.176.7–90.2	79.9
2080	86.981–93.2	84.376.8–90.4	80
2081	8781–93.6	84.476.7–90.6	80.1
2082	87.281.2–93.7	84.576.9–90.7	80.2
2083	87.381.3–93.8	84.677–91	80.3
2084	87.481.4–94	84.777.1–91.2	80.3
2085	87.581.5–94.2	84.977.1–91.3	80.4
2086	87.681.5–94.4	8577.4–91.4	80.5
2087	87.881.6–94.8	85.177.3–91.7	80.6
2088	87.981.5–94.6	85.277.4–92.1	80.7
2089	8881.7–95.2	85.377.6–92.2	80.8
2090	88.181.7–95.3	85.577.6–92.4	80.9
2091	88.281.6–95.5	85.677.8–92.7	81
2092	88.381.5–95.6	85.777.6–92.8	81
2093	88.481.8–95.8	85.877.6–93	81.1
2094	88.581.8–96.1	85.977.9–93.1	81.2
2095	88.781.8–96.3	8678.2–93.2	81.3
2096	88.882–96.6	86.178.1–93.4	81.4
2097	88.982.1–96.7	86.378.3–93.7	81.5
2098	8982–96.8	86.478.3–93.8	81.6
2099	89.182.3–97	86.578.4–93.9	81.7
2100	89.282.4–97.1	86.678.5–94.2	81.7

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How long a newborn would live on average if the year’s death rates held all its life.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
Before 1950: Our World in Data, long-run life expectancy.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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