Estonia vs New Zealand: Survival ages across the population
Estonia
29.24 years
in 2019
New Zealand
28.34 years
in 2021
Estonia rank
27th
New Zealand rank
30th
Survival ages across the population over time
- Estonia
- New Zealand
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 29.24 years against 28.34 years in New Zealand, a difference of 0.9 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1959 it was New Zealand ahead.
Estonia ranks 27th and New Zealand ranks 30th of 41 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.47 years | 0.74 years | 0.27 years | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 1.57 years | 2.47 years | 0.899 years | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 3.37 years | 7.72 years | 4.35 years | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 4.84 years | 15.28 years | 10.44 years | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 10.63 years | 19.1 years | 8.47 years | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 19.86 years | 22.48 years | 2.62 years | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 26.42 years | 26.92 years | 0.5 years | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher survival ages across the population, Estonia or New Zealand?
- Estonia, at 29.24 years against 28.34 years in New Zealand as of 2019.
- What is the difference in survival ages across the population between Estonia and New Zealand?
- 0.9 years, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and New Zealand?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2019.
- How do Estonia and New Zealand rank globally for survival ages across the population?
- Estonia ranks 27th and New Zealand ranks 30th of 41 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Alvarez & Vaupel (2023); Human Mortality Database (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Survival ages across the population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Age until which the 1st percentile (99% of the population) of the population would survive until, if they experienced the same age-specific death rates throughout their whole lives as the age-specific death rates seen in that particular year.