Estonia – Health Overview
Coordinated by the European Institute of Women’s Health
Map of Estonia
ESTONIA – A HEALTH OVERVIEW
Demographic and Socio-Economic Trends
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION
Total population (2007): 1,340,935 Female portion of population (2007): 53.94% Age distribution (2007):
| Ages 0-14 | 14.9% |
| Ages 15-24 | 15.4% |
| Ages 25-49 | 34.7% |
| Ages 50-64 | 17.9% |
| Ages 65-79 | 13.6% |
| Age 80 and older | 4.3% |
Percentage of population over ages 0-14 (2004):
- Female: 14.17%
- Male: 17.51%
Percentage of population over age 65 (2004):
- Female: 20.27%
- Male: 11.75%
BASIC HEALTH
Life expectancy from birth (2006):
- 78.6 years female
- 67.4 years male
Caesarean sections per 1000 live births (2006): 189.62 Maternal mortality ratio per 100,000 live births(2005): 25 Percentage using contraception (1994): 77.4%
EMPLOYMENT
Employment rate ages 15-64 (2007):
- Female: 65.9%
- Male: 73.2%
Female employment rate:
- 2007: no data
- 1997: no data
Unemployment rate ages 15-64 (2007):
- Female: 3.9%
- Male: 5.4%
Average gross annual earnings of full-time employees in an enterprise with ten or more employees: no data
LIFESTYLE
Percentage of population completed at least upper secondary education (2007): 89.10% Marriage rate (2007): 5.2 per 1000 people Divorce rate (2007): 2.8 per 1000 people
Health Issues
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
Deaths from stroke ages 0-64 (2005):
- – Female: 107
- – Male: 215
CANCER
Cancer death rate per 100,000 (2005):
- – Female: 136.8
- – Male: 307.9
Cervical cancer rate per 100,000 (2004):
- – Incidence: 24.87
- – Death: 6.29
Breast cancer rate per 100,000 (2004):
- – Incidence: 84.23
- – Death: 23.26
Women under 65 deaths from cancer (2005):
- – Stomach: 40
- – Colorectal: 43
- – Lung: 43
Age-standardized incidence rates of colorectal cancer per 100,000 (2006):
- Female: 33.9
- Male: 50.0
Age-standardized incidence rates of lung cancer per 100,000 (2006):
- Female: 13.2
- Male: 80.3
Age-standardized mortality rates of lung cancer per 100,000 (2006):
- Female: 10.59
- Male: 91.13
LIFESTYLE DISORDERS
Percentage binge drinking at least once a week: no data Total alcohol consumption litres per capita(2003): 10.7 Number of cigarettes per person per year (1996): 1722.25 Percentage non-smokers (2003):
- female: 79.8%
- Male: 48.8%
Percentage daily smokers (2003):
- Female: 18.6%
- Male: 49.8%
Percentage overweight (1998, self-reported):
- Female: 26.9%
- Male: 35.5%
Percentage obese (1998, self-reported):
- Female: 15.3%
- Male: 9.9%
Low Energy Expenditure: no data
MOBILITY DISORDERS
In progress
MENTAL HEALTH
In progress
SEXUAL HEALTH
In progress
CHRONIC DISABLING DISORDERS
In progress
HEALTHCARE
In progress This resource has been compiled from a range of information to assist researchers by having a facility with all the necessary basic information in regard to health information in Europe and individual member countries. This reseource has been assembled from information and data gathered from: Eurostat, WHO Europe Office and other sources.