Suicide rate in Moldova

The age-standardised suicide rate in Moldova was 13.5 per 100,000 people in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2000.

Suicide mortality rate (age-standardised) Deaths per 100,000 people Data: 2000 to 2023 Source: WHO

Moldova, 2023 13.5 Deaths per 100,000 people

Change from 2022 −1.0per 100,000 people 2022: 14.5 per 100,000 people

Position in 2023 66th of 185 See the full ranking

Suicide rate in Moldova over time

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Deaths per 100,000 people. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Suicide mortality rate (age-standardised) (deaths per 100,000 people), 2000 to 2023
Period	Moldova
2023	13.5 per 100,000 people
2022	14.5 per 100,000 people
2021	19.1 per 100,000 people
2020	18.4 per 100,000 people
2019	17.2 per 100,000 people
2018	17.7 per 100,000 people
2017	13.8 per 100,000 people
2016	15.0 per 100,000 people
2015	15.2 per 100,000 people
2014	16.8 per 100,000 people
2013	16.4 per 100,000 people
2012	16.6 per 100,000 people
2011	14.9 per 100,000 people
2010	19.8 per 100,000 people
2009	19.1 per 100,000 people
2008	19.1 per 100,000 people
2007	17.3 per 100,000 people
2006	20.3 per 100,000 people
2005	19.1 per 100,000 people
2004	18.6 per 100,000 people
2003	19.4 per 100,000 people
2002	18.9 per 100,000 people
2001	19.8 per 100,000 people
2000	18.2 per 100,000 people

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In short

That is a change of −1.0 from 14.5 per 100,000 people in 2022.
Since 2013, when it was 16.4 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by −2.9.
Among the 185 countries with data for 2023, Moldova has the 66th highest value.

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Source and dates

Original producer: WHO
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Dataset or series code: MH_12 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period: 2000 to 2023 for Moldova
Provider update: 15 October 2026
Retrieved: 9 November 2026
Published here: 9 November 2026
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (WHO datasets, with additional terms)
Attribution: Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory

How Moldova compares in 2023 Neighbouring positions among 185 countries with a value for 2023.

63 France 13.9 per 100,000 people
64 Latvia 13.7 per 100,000 people
65 Gambia 13.6 per 100,000 people
66 Moldova 13.5 per 100,000 people
67 Poland 13.4 per 100,000 people
68 United States 13.3 per 100,000 people
69 Finland 13.1 per 100,000 people

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Moldova by sex

Total 13.5 per 100,000 people2023
Women 4.9 per 100,000 people2023
Men 25.3 per 100,000 people2023

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What this measures

Deaths by suicide per 100,000 people in a year, age-standardised to the WHO standard population (SDG indicator 3.4.2). WHO estimate.

Suicide is under-reported in some countries because of stigma or how deaths are registered.

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