Mortality rate, infant, female in Moldova
Moldova: Mortality rate, infant, female was 13.4 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
13.4 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
84th
of 197 countries
All-time high
45.4 per 1,000 live births
in 1971
All-time low
12.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2016
Years of data
54
1971–2024
Mortality rate, infant, female in Moldova, 1971–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate, infant, female in Moldova stood at 13.4 per 1,000 live births.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant, female in Moldova peaked at 45.4 per 1,000 live births in 1971 and was at its lowest, 12.4 per 1,000 live births, in 2016.
That places Moldova 84th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Mortality rate, infant, female in Moldova, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 45.4 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1972 | 44.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 43.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 42.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 41.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 40 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 39 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 38.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 37.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 36.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 35.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 34.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 32.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 1984 | 31.5 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 1985 | 30 per 1,000 live births | -4.8% |
| 1986 | 28.6 per 1,000 live births | -4.7% |
| 1987 | 27.3 per 1,000 live births | -4.5% |
| 1988 | 26.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 1989 | 25.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 25.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 25.8 per 1,000 live births | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 26.7 per 1,000 live births | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 27.8 per 1,000 live births | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 28.9 per 1,000 live births | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 29.7 per 1,000 live births | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 30 per 1,000 live births | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 29.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 28.3 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 26.6 per 1,000 live births | -6.0% |
| 2000 | 24.6 per 1,000 live births | -7.5% |
| 2001 | 22.3 per 1,000 live births | -9.3% |
| 2002 | 20.2 per 1,000 live births | -9.4% |
| 2003 | 18.4 per 1,000 live births | -8.9% |
| 2004 | 17 per 1,000 live births | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 15.9 per 1,000 live births | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 15.1 per 1,000 live births | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 14.5 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 14 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 13.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 13.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 13.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 13 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 12.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 12.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 12.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 12.4 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 12.4 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 12.4 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 12.5 per 1,000 live births | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 12.6 per 1,000 live births | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 12.8 per 1,000 live births | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 12.9 per 1,000 live births | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 13.1 per 1,000 live births | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 13.4 per 1,000 live births | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 41.17 per 1,000 live births | 37.3 per 1,000 live births | 45.4 per 1,000 live births | 9 |
| 1980s | 30.83 per 1,000 live births | 25.7 per 1,000 live births | 36.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.87 per 1,000 live births | 25.4 per 1,000 live births | 30 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.57 per 1,000 live births | 13.7 per 1,000 live births | 24.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.73 per 1,000 live births | 12.4 per 1,000 live births | 13.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.96 per 1,000 live births | 12.6 per 1,000 live births | 13.4 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant, female in Moldova?
- Mortality rate, infant, female in Moldova was 13.4 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, infant, female recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 45.4 per 1,000 live births in 1971.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant, female recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.4 per 1,000 live births in 2016.
- How does Moldova rank for mortality rate, infant, female?
- Moldova ranks 84th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant, female rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Infant mortality rate, female is the number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 female live births in a given year.