What is child mortality rate in Moldova?

Child mortality rate in Moldova was 1.65 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Moldova?

The highest recorded value was 6.38 deaths per 100 live births in 1971.

What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Moldova?

The lowest recorded value was 1.54 deaths per 100 live births in 2017.

How does Moldova rank for child mortality rate?

Moldova ranks 91st out of 200 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Moldova?

Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Moldova data come from?

The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality rate in Moldova

Name: Child mortality rate in Moldova
Creator: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Moldova: Child mortality rate was 1.65 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

1.65 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

up 1.9%

World rank

91st

of 200 countries

All-time high

6.38 deaths per 100 live births

in 1971

All-time low

1.54 deaths per 100 live births

in 2017

Years of data

1971–2024

Child mortality rate in Moldova, 1971–2024

Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

The most recent figure for child mortality rate in Moldova is 1.65 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Moldova peaked at 6.38 deaths per 100 live births in 1971 and was at its lowest, 1.54 deaths per 100 live births, in 2017.

Moldova ranks 91st of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	5.71 deaths per 100 live births	5.1 deaths per 100 live births	6.38 deaths per 100 live births	9
1980s	4.15 deaths per 100 live births	3.39 deaths per 100 live births	4.97 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	3.61 deaths per 100 live births	3.35 deaths per 100 live births	3.86 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	2.23 deaths per 100 live births	1.72 deaths per 100 live births	3.14 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	1.59 deaths per 100 live births	1.54 deaths per 100 live births	1.68 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	1.6 deaths per 100 live births	1.56 deaths per 100 live births	1.65 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Moldova

88 Vanuatu 1.71 deaths per 100 live births compare
89 Kyrgyzstan 1.68 deaths per 100 live births compare
90 North Korea 1.67 deaths per 100 live births compare
92 Paraguay 1.63 deaths per 100 live births compare
93 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.59 deaths per 100 live births compare
94 Suriname 1.58 deaths per 100 live births compare

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More health data for Moldova

Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,492 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 29 deaths (2100)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 13,589 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 13,769 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 13,953 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 13,989 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 14,416 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 14,426 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality rate in Moldova?: Child mortality rate in Moldova was 1.65 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Moldova?: The highest recorded value was 6.38 deaths per 100 live births in 1971.
What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Moldova?: The lowest recorded value was 1.54 deaths per 100 live births in 2017.
How does Moldova rank for child mortality rate?: Moldova ranks 91st out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Moldova?: Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Moldova data come from?: The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 200 places, 16,161 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.