Infant mortality by sex in Moldova
Moldova: Infant mortality by sex was 1.68 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.68
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
83rd
of 199 countries
All-time high
5.67
in 1971
All-time low
1.56
in 2017
Years of data
54
1971–2024
Infant mortality by sex in Moldova, 1971–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, infant mortality by sex in Moldova stood at 1.68.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality by sex in Moldova peaked at 5.67 in 1971 and was at its lowest, 1.56, in 2017.
Moldova ranks 83rd of 199 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 | 5.18 | 4.72 | 5.67 | 9 |
| 1980s | 3.93 | 3.28 | 4.61 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.54 | 3.25 | 3.79 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.22 | 1.73 | 3.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6 | 1.56 | 1.69 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.63 | 1.58 | 1.68 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
- 80 Grenada 1.78 compare
- 81 Solomon Islands 1.78 compare
- 82 Saint Lucia 1.72 compare
- 84 Indonesia 1.67 compare
- 85 Lebanon 1.66 compare
- 86 Kyrgyzstan 1.65 compare
More health data for Moldova
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,492 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 29 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality by sex in Moldova?
- Infant mortality by sex in Moldova was 1.68 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest infant mortality by sex recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 5.67 in 1971.
- What is the lowest infant mortality by sex recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.56 in 2017.
- How does Moldova rank for infant mortality by sex?
- Moldova ranks 83rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality by sex rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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