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Death Rate
Death Rate per 1,000 People
Data Source: The World Bank World Development Indicators.
Estonia Ranking Compared to All Countries
Estonia ranks 18 compared to all countries in Death Rate per 1,000 people for the year 2020.
Data Source: The World Bank World Development Indicators.
What Is It?
Death rate, also called mortality rate, is the number of deaths within a population and period of time, usually one year. It is often called the «crude death rate,» as it applies to the entire population rather than to a subset thereof.
How Is It Calculated?
A country’s death rate is determined by the number of deaths within the population divided by the total population. The resulting number is often multiplied by 1,000 and shown in percentages.
What Does It Mean?
Death rate is one determinant of a country’s population growth, along with birth rate. Countries with a lower birth rate often have a higher death rate due to a larger percentage of the population being of advanced age:
A declining death rate is typically the result of advances in healthcare and nutrition. Medical advancements have decreased mortality for a number of once-fatal diseases and conditions, and social and environmental improvements have reduced the number of deaths from causes such as malnutrition and pollution. The result has been global reductions in infant mortality and increases in life expectancy. Currently, a declining death rate is more responsible for Earth’s increasing population than birth rate.
A rising death rate suggests a population is confronting issues of poverty, including inadequate healthcare and nutrition, which leads to increased infant mortality and decreased adult lifespan.
Infant Mortality
Infant Mortality Rate per 1,000 Births200020022004200620082010201220142016201820200 3 7 11
20002020
Data Source: The World Bank World Development Indicators. Accessed 28 September 2022.
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Estonia Ranking Compared to All Countries
Estonia ranks 178 compared to all countries in Infant Mortality Rate per 1,000 births for the year 2020.
Data Source: The World Bank World Development Indicators.
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Data Source: The World Bank World Development Indicators.
What Is It?
Infant mortality rate refers to the number of infant deaths per 1,000 live births over a period of one year.
There are three categories of infant mortality:
Perinatal mortality refers to the death of a fetus of at least 28 weeks’ gestation through the death of a newborn up to a week postpartum.
Neonatal mortality refers to the death of a newborn within 28 days of its birth.
Postneonatal mortality refers to the death of children aged 29 days to one year.
How Is It Calculated?
A country’s infant mortality rate is calculated by identifying the number of children dying under one year of age, dividing that number by the number of live births during the year, and multiplying the resulting number by 1,000.
What Does It Mean?
A country’s infant mortality rate provides information about both an infant’s and mother’s health and is a broader indication of the overall health of the population. The percentage of infant deaths within each category can provide further information on a country’s health:
A high perinatal mortality rate is an indicator of insufficient maternal care, including inadequate prenatal nutrition.
A high neonatal mortality rate can indicate problems with access to basic medical care, both during pregnancy and after delivery. This category of infant mortality accounts for as much as 60 percent of infant deaths in developing countries.
A high postneonatal mortality rate can result from problems in the population such as food insecurity and malnutrition and insufficient vaccination and disease prevention measures. It can also point up cultural issues such as gender favoritism and socioeconomic factors such as maternal education.