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Deaths

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Births and deaths are a normal part of life. They also have an impact on the number of population of a country. Around a half of deaths in Estonia are caused by diseases of the circulatory system, followed by cancers. The number of deaths caused by cancers gradually increases with age. The causes of death are very different by age. Almost a half of the deaths of children and young people are a result of accidents. Deaths caused by accidents decrease with age. The data on the deaths of Estonian inhabitants help to predict population change and implement measures to prevent early deaths.

Population increased but births continued to fall

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According to the preliminary data of Statistics Estonia, on 1 January 2021, the population of Estonia was 1,329,460 persons, which is 480 persons more than at the same time a year ago. Population decreased by 2,590 persons due to negative natural increase and increased by 3,070 persons as a result of positive net migration.

Short-term death statistics

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The first person was diagnosed in Estonia with the novel coronavirus on 27 February 2020. The first death occurred on 25 March 2020. The chart shows the weekly death statistics for 2017–2021. The data for 2017– 2019 are final, and the data for 2020 and 2021 are preliminary data from the population register. The chart also shows the ten-year average number of deaths per week. The number of deaths depends on the time of year: more than the average number of deaths are recorded in December, January, February and March, while less are recorded in June, July, August and September. The average for

Statistics Estonia publishes weekly statistics on deaths

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Statistics Estonia will start to publish each week the number of deaths of Estonian inhabitants in the previous week and the breakdown by sex and age group. The data are updated on Tuesdays for as long as it is necessary to assess the impact of the emergency situation.

COVID-19 impact in Estonia

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In April 2020, Statistics Estonia started publishing short-term statistics on areas potentially affected by the COVID-19-related emergency situation in Estonia. To assess the impact of the crisis, we continue publishing short-term statistics on the labour market, businesses and deaths. Short-term labour market statistics Interactive charts give an overview of the labour market situation on the basis of employment register data. Short-term statistics of enterprises Interactive charts give an overview of the situation of enterprises on the basis of VAT returns. The statistics cover companies

16. Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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The focus of the global goal “Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions” is people’s overall security. Mainly attention is paid to regions of military conflict, but the goal is to increase security everywhere. The 2030 Agenda targets emphasise the need to reduce violence and the number of related deaths, especially among children. Child abuse and exploitation, trafficking in children, violence against and torture of children must be ended. The activities of countries must be based on the rule of law. Corruption is to be reduced, while other 2030 targets include reducing illegal financial and arms

Albert Pullerits prize awarded to Diana Sokurova

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This year, the young statistician’s prize named after Albert Pullerits was awarded to Diana Sokurova. Her master’s thesis, defended at the University of Tartu, is titled “Reducing the Reporting Burden on Health Professionals by Rolling and Two Occasions Designs”.

Healthy life years

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Healthy life years (also called disability-free life expectancy) shows the average number of years an individual is expected to live free of disability if current patterns of mortality and disability continue to apply. To calculate healthy life years, Statistics Estonia uses the internationally recommended Sullivan method, which is convenient as few data are needed. It requires the mean annual population for five-year periods by sex and age groups, the number of deaths and the share of people with good health in these age groups. The indicator is calculated using survey information on the