Life expectancy at birth in Moldova
Life expectancy at birth in Moldova was 72.0 years in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2006.
The latest value carries the source flag “Estimated”.
Moldova, 2024
72.0e (Estimated)
Change from 2023
+0.4%
European Union, 2024
81.5 yearsep (Source flag ep)
Position in 2024
37th of 37
Life expectancy at birth in Moldova over time
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Years. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Moldova | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 72.0 yearse (estimated) | 81.5 yearsep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2023 | 71.7 yearse (estimated) | 81.2 yearsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2022 | 70.9 years | 80.6 yearsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2021 | – | 80.0 yearsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2020 | – | 80.3 yearsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2019 | – | 81.1 yearsbe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2018 | – | 80.8 yearse (estimated) |
| 2017 | – | 80.7 yearsbe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2016 | – | 80.7 yearsbe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2015 | – | 80.5 yearsb (break in time series) |
| 2014 | – | 80.6 yearsbe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2013 | – | 80.5 years |
| 2012 | 71.0 years | 80.2 yearsb (break in time series) |
| 2011 | 71.0 years | 80.1 yearsb (break in time series) |
| 2010 | 69.1 years | 79.8 yearsb (break in time series) |
| 2009 | 69.4 years | 79.5 years |
| 2008 | 69.3 years | 79.3 years |
| 2007 | 68.9 years | 79.1 years |
| 2006 | 68.5 years | 78.9 years |
| 2005 | – | 78.4 years |
| 2004 | – | 78.3 years |
| 2003 | – | 77.7 years |
| 2002 | – | 77.6 years |
Flags: b break in time series; be break in time series, estimated; e estimated; bep break in time series, estimated, provisional; ep estimated, provisional . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.4% from 71.7 years in 2023.
- Since 2006, when it was 68.5 years, the figure has changed by +5.1%.
- Among the 37 countries with data for 2024, Moldova has the 37th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 81.5 years.
More for Moldova
All statistics for Moldova
Life expectancy at birth
71.3 years
2024 · World Bank
Infant mortality rate
10.0 per 1,000 live births
2023 · 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