Mortality rate, infant in Republic of Moldova

Republic of Moldova: Mortality rate, infant 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 Republic of Moldova, 1971–2024

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Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.

Analysis

Republic of 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 Republic of 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 Republic of 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 in Republic of Moldova, year by year

Annual values for Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) in Republic of Moldova, 1971 to 2024.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Republic of Moldova

  1. 81 Saint Lucia 15.8 per 1,000 live births compare
  2. 82 Lebanon 15.3 per 1,000 live births compare
  3. 83 Indonesia 15.2 per 1,000 live births compare
  4. 85 Kyrgyzstan 14.8 per 1,000 live births compare
  5. 85 Suriname 14.8 per 1,000 live births compare
  6. 87 Morocco 14.7 per 1,000 live births compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rate, infant in Republic of Moldova?
Mortality rate, infant in Republic of 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 Republic of Moldova?
The highest recorded value was 51.2 per 1,000 live births in 1971.
What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Republic of Moldova?
The lowest recorded value was 14 per 1,000 live births in 2017.
How does Republic of Moldova rank for mortality rate, infant?
Republic of Moldova ranks 84th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in Republic of Moldova?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Republic of 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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Indicator
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2024
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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.