Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) (Mortality UN) in Moldova
Moldova: Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) (Mortality UN) was 15.1 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
15.1 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
84th
of 197 countries
All-time high
51.2 per 1,000 live births
in 1971
All-time low
14 per 1,000 live births
in 2017
Years of data
54
1971–2024
Mortality rate, infant 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
Moldova recorded 15.1 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, infant in 2024.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in Moldova peaked at 51.2 per 1,000 live births in 1971 and was at its lowest, 14 per 1,000 live births, in 2017.
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 (per 1,000 live births) (Mortality UN) in Moldova, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 51.2 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1972 | 49.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 48.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 47.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 46.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 45.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 44.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 43.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 42.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 41.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 40.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 39.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 37.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 1984 | 35.9 per 1,000 live births | -4.5% |
| 1985 | 34.3 per 1,000 live births | -4.5% |
| 1986 | 32.7 per 1,000 live births | -4.7% |
| 1987 | 31.3 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 1988 | 30.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 1989 | 29.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 29.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 29.5 per 1,000 live births | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 30.4 per 1,000 live births | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 31.7 per 1,000 live births | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 32.9 per 1,000 live births | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 33.8 per 1,000 live births | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 34 per 1,000 live births | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 33.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 32.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 30.2 per 1,000 live births | -6.2% |
| 2000 | 27.9 per 1,000 live births | -7.6% |
| 2001 | 25.4 per 1,000 live births | -9.0% |
| 2002 | 23 per 1,000 live births | -9.4% |
| 2003 | 20.9 per 1,000 live births | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 19.3 per 1,000 live births | -7.7% |
| 2005 | 18 per 1,000 live births | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 17 per 1,000 live births | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 16.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 15.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 15.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 15.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 14.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 14.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 14.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 14.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 14.2 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 14.1 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 14 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 14.1 per 1,000 live births | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 14.1 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 14.3 per 1,000 live births | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 14.5 per 1,000 live births | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 14.7 per 1,000 live births | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 14.9 per 1,000 live births | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 15.1 per 1,000 live births | +1.3% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 15.1 per 1,000 live births is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.2 per 1,000 live births, 1.3× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 15.1 per 1,000 live births is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.4 per 1,000 live births, 4.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 46.62 per 1,000 live births | 42.4 per 1,000 live births | 51.2 per 1,000 live births | 9 |
| 1980s | 35.21 per 1,000 live births | 29.4 per 1,000 live births | 41.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.73 per 1,000 live births | 29.1 per 1,000 live births | 34 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.93 per 1,000 live births | 15.5 per 1,000 live births | 27.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.41 per 1,000 live births | 14 per 1,000 live births | 15.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.7 per 1,000 live births | 14.3 per 1,000 live births | 15.1 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant in Moldova?
- Mortality rate, infant in Moldova was 15.1 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 recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 51.2 per 1,000 live births in 1971.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 14 per 1,000 live births in 2017.
- How does Moldova rank for mortality rate, infant?
- Moldova ranks 84th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. 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 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.