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What is life like for children living in Estonia? How child-friendly is the Estonian society? Children’s well-being has an impact on the society’s future – therefore, it is an important topic of discussion and the focus of various organisations, political forces and the media. For better insight, it is necessary to collect data and study the situation and opportunities of children from various perspectives. The statistics cover many areas of children’s lives, such as the environment they grow up in, their living conditions, poverty and social exclusion, the standard of living of households

The subsistence minimum is the minimum amount of means of subsistence required to cover a person's daily needs. It serves as the absolute poverty threshold. Subsistence minimum is calculated taking into account food and dwelling expenditures and individual non-food expenditures. Subsistence minimum does not include expenditures on alcohol, tobacco products, package tours, the purchase of transport equipment and expenses in restaurants and hotels. The basis for calculating food expenditure is the minimum estimated food basket (2,400 kcal per day). It includes food products that cover a person’s

Sustainable development statistics provide an overview of Estonia's progress towards the goals of the global sustainable development agenda, adopted at the UN summit in 2015. In the resolution Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the UN Member States agreed on 17 Sustainable Development Goals and 169 targets. The Commission for Sustainable Development approved the relevant indicators for Estonia to monitor progress towards the goals. The Commission also identified country-specific goals concerning the cultural space, which are not among the global goals but were

Birth statistics are analysed to get an idea of the possibilities and problems facing future generations. Fertility rates also have a major impact on the education system and on the labour market and social services offered. The study of birth trends gives valuable insight for improving health and family policies. This enables us to shape a future where the society can meet people’s needs as well as possible, thereby ensuring sustainable development. The statistics on births focus on families and provide information, such as how many children were in a family when a new child was born; where