Mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births fell 8.70% to 2.10 in Estonia in 2020, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births in Estonia reached an all time high of 22.5 in 1980 and an all time low of 2.10 in 2020. When compared to Estonia's main peers, mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births in Finland amounted to 2.30, 4.00 in Latvia, 3.30 in Lithuania and 5.40 in Russia in 2020.
Estonia has been ranked 171st within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births, 24 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Mortality Rate, Under 5 Years (Per 1,000 Live Births) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Australia | 4.00 | 3.90 | 3.80 | 3.80 | 3.70 | |||||||||||||||||
| Belarus | 4.30 | 4.10 | 3.90 | 3.60 | 3.40 | |||||||||||||||||
| China | 11.6 | 10.7 | 9.90 | 9.20 | 8.50 | |||||||||||||||||
| Estonia | 3.30 | 3.10 | 2.80 | 2.60 | 2.40 | |||||||||||||||||
| Finland | 2.60 | 2.50 | 2.40 | 2.40 | 2.40 | |||||||||||||||||
| Germany | 4.00 | 3.90 | 3.90 | 3.90 | 3.80 | |||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | 28.8 | 27.7 | 26.6 | 25.6 | 24.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Japan | 2.80 | 2.70 | 2.70 | 2.60 | 2.60 | |||||||||||||||||
| Latvia | 5.50 | 5.00 | 4.70 | 4.40 | 4.20 | |||||||||||||||||
| Lithuania | 4.90 | 4.90 | 4.80 | 4.40 | 4.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | 5.70 | 5.50 | 5.40 | 5.20 | 5.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | 52.4 | 51.0 | 49.7 | 48.2 | 46.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Russia | 8.90 | 8.20 | 7.50 | 6.90 | 6.30 | |||||||||||||||||
| USA | 6.90 | 6.80 | 6.70 | 6.60 | 6.50 |
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