Analytics, Estonia, Society, Statistics

According to Rahno, life expectancy among women, judging by 2010 statistics, is 80.5 years, almost six years higher than in 1990.

The change can be attributed to improvements in medical care as well as the fact that women are becoming more physically active and aware of their nutritional habits. Likewise, the number of heart attacks and strokes registered among women has decreased significantly over the two decades, said Rahno.

Women have also become eager learners, particularly interested in obtaining higher education, a trend that has prompted them to marry and have children at an older age.

The average age that women get married for the first time is currently around 28 - a five-year increase compared to 1990. The age of women giving birth to their first child has jumped from 22.7 to 26.3 over the same period.

The share of births occurring outside of matrimony has increased by 32% since the beginning of the 1990s, according to the analyst.

The birth rate 20 years ago was also much higher, with the average number of children per woman at 2.05. In 2010, the figure stood at 1.64.