Infant mortality rate in Moldova
The infant mortality rate in Moldova was 10.0 per 1,000 live births in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest since 2012.
Moldova, 2023
10.0
Change from 2022
+1.0per 1,000 live births
European Union, 2023
3.3 per 1,000 live births
Position in 2023
2nd of 39
Infant mortality rate in Moldova over time
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Deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Moldova | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 3.5 per 1,000 live births |
| 2023 | 10.0 per 1,000 live births | 3.3 per 1,000 live births |
| 2022 | 9.0 per 1,000 live birthsp (provisional) | 3.3 per 1,000 live births |
| 2021 | – | 3.2 per 1,000 live births |
| 2020 | 8.7 per 1,000 live births | 3.3 per 1,000 live births |
| 2019 | – | 3.4 per 1,000 live births |
| 2018 | – | 3.4 per 1,000 live births |
| 2017 | – | 3.5 per 1,000 live births |
| 2016 | 9.4 per 1,000 live births | 3.6 per 1,000 live births |
| 2015 | – | 3.6 per 1,000 live births |
| 2014 | 9.6 per 1,000 live births | 3.6 per 1,000 live births |
| 2013 | 9.5 per 1,000 live births | 3.7 per 1,000 live births |
| 2012 | 10.2 per 1,000 live births | 3.8 per 1,000 live births |
| 2011 | 11.0 per 1,000 live births | 3.8 per 1,000 live births |
| 2010 | 11.8 per 1,000 live births | 4.0 per 1,000 live births |
| 2009 | 12.1 per 1,000 live births | 4.2 per 1,000 live births |
| 2008 | 12.1 per 1,000 live births | 4.2 per 1,000 live births |
| 2007 | 11.3 per 1,000 live births | 4.4 per 1,000 live births |
| 2006 | 11.8 per 1,000 live births | 4.6 per 1,000 live births |
| 2005 | 12.4 per 1,000 live births | 4.8 per 1,000 live births |
| 2004 | 12.1 per 1,000 live births | 5.1 per 1,000 live births |
| 2003 | 14.3 per 1,000 live births | 5.2 per 1,000 live births |
| 2002 | 14.8 per 1,000 live births | 5.5 per 1,000 live births |
| 2001 | 16.4 per 1,000 live births | 5.8 per 1,000 live births |
| 2000 | 18.4 per 1,000 live births | 6.0 per 1,000 live births |
Flags: p provisional . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +1.0 from 9.0 per 1,000 live births in 2022.
- Since 2008, when it was 12.1 per 1,000 live births, the figure has changed by −2.1.
- Among the 39 countries with data for 2023, Moldova has the 2nd highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2023 was 3.3 per 1,000 live births.
More for Moldova
All statistics for Moldova
Infant mortality rate
15.1 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth
72.0e (Estimated) years
2024 · Eurostat
Hospital beds
709 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
Health spending share of GDP
7.3%
2024 · Eurostat
Life expectancy at age 65
15.0e (Estimated) years
2024 · Eurostat
Life expectancy estimates and projections
71.2 years
2023 · UN Population Division