Deaths

Births and deaths are a normal part of life. They also have an impact on the number of population of a country.

Around a half of deaths in Estonia are caused by diseases of the circulatory system, followed by cancers. The number of deaths caused by cancers gradually increases with age.

The causes of death are very different by age. Almost a half of the deaths of children and young people are a result of accidents. Deaths caused by accidents decrease with age.

The data on the deaths of Estonian inhabitants help to predict population change and implement measures to prevent early deaths.

Number of deaths 15,688
-0.4%
Deaths of males 7,367
-0.9%
Deaths of females 8,321
0.0%

Deaths from injury and poisoning, 2006–2025

MalesFemales
20061,246382
20071,269343
20081,056302
2009997281
2010867258
2011888247
2012897253
2013725233
2014721215
2015656207
2016641218
2017623198
2018595203
2019546223
2020664280
2021640295
2022665294
2023640307
2024652259
2025570231

Late foetal deaths (stillbirths), 2006–2025

BoysGirls
20063026
20073728
20083331
20094037
20104125
20112631
20121825
20132130
20142222
20152430
20162721
20172322
20182026
20191711
20201811
20211710
2022915
20231516
2024107
2025913

Deaths by cause of death, 2025

MalesFemales
Neoplasms (C00-D48)1,8811,883
Diseases of the nervous system and sense organs (G00-H95)196235
Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99)2,9164,294
Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99, U07)463344
Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K93)476292
Symptoms, signs and ill-defined causes (R00-R99)10079
Injury and poisoning (V01-Y89)570231