Crude death rate in Moldova
Moldova: Crude death rate was 13.61 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
13.61
Change on year
up 4.1%
World rank
13th
of 236 countries
All-time high
16.7
in 2021
All-time low
9.51
in 1988
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Crude death rate in Moldova, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, crude death rate in Moldova stood at 13.61.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate in Moldova peaked at 16.7 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 9.51, in 1988.
Moldova ranks 13th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Crude death rate in Moldova, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 14.83 | — |
| 1951 | 14.39 | -3.0% |
| 1952 | 13.95 | -3.1% |
| 1953 | 13.51 | -3.1% |
| 1954 | 13.08 | -3.2% |
| 1955 | 12.69 | -3.0% |
| 1956 | 12.32 | -2.9% |
| 1957 | 11.98 | -2.8% |
| 1958 | 11.68 | -2.5% |
| 1959 | 11.38 | -2.5% |
| 1960 | 11.19 | -1.7% |
| 1961 | 11.01 | -1.6% |
| 1962 | 10.82 | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 10.67 | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 10.54 | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 10.49 | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 10.48 | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 10.52 | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 10.58 | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 10.65 | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 10.75 | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 10.69 | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 10.64 | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 10.62 | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 10.63 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 10.64 | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 10.67 | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 10.71 | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 10.76 | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 10.77 | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 10.31 | -4.3% |
| 1981 | 10.19 | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 10.18 | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 10.17 | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 10.16 | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 10.03 | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 9.84 | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 9.62 | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 9.51 | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 9.6 | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 9.9 | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 10.3 | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 10.97 | +6.5% |
| 1993 | 11.3 | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 11.71 | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 11.92 | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 12.03 | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 12 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 11.88 | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 11.79 | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 11.82 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 11.93 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 12.11 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 12.28 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 12.39 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 12.43 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 12.46 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 12.48 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 12.44 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 12.34 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 12.18 | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 12.19 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 12.3 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 12.56 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 12.76 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 13.09 | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 13.25 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 13.25 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 13.63 | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 13.92 | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 14.76 | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 16.7 | +13.2% |
| 2022 | 13.07 | -21.7% |
| 2023 | 13.61 | +4.1% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 13.61 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.02, 1.9× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 13.61 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.02, 1.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 12.98 | 11.38 | 14.83 | 10 |
| 1960s | 10.69 | 10.48 | 11.19 | 10 |
| 1970s | 10.69 | 10.62 | 10.77 | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.96 | 9.51 | 10.31 | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.38 | 9.9 | 12.03 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.27 | 11.82 | 12.48 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.91 | 12.18 | 13.92 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.53 | 13.07 | 16.7 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
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Frequently asked questions
- What is crude death rate in Moldova?
- Crude death rate in Moldova was 13.61 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 16.7 in 2021.
- What is the lowest crude death rate recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.51 in 1988.
- How does Moldova rank for crude death rate?
- Moldova ranks 13th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is crude death rate rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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