Neonatal mortality rate in Moldova
Moldova: Neonatal mortality rate was 1.23 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate in Moldova, 1982–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 1.23 deaths per 100 live births for neonatal mortality rate in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Moldova peaked at 2.33 deaths per 100 live births in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1.15 deaths per 100 live births, in 2018.
That places Moldova 73rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.99 deaths per 100 live births | 1.85 deaths per 100 live births | 2.15 deaths per 100 live births | 8 |
| 1990s | 2.13 deaths per 100 live births | 1.85 deaths per 100 live births | 2.33 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.53 deaths per 100 live births | 1.27 deaths per 100 live births | 2.05 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.19 deaths per 100 live births | 1.15 deaths per 100 live births | 1.26 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2 deaths per 100 live births | 1.16 deaths per 100 live births | 1.23 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
- 70 South Africa 1.24 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 71 Niue 1.24 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 72 Azerbaijan 1.24 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 74 Grenada 1.23 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 75 Micronesia (country) 1.16 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 76 Saint Lucia 1.13 deaths per 100 live births compare
More health data for Moldova
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,492 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 29 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (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 neonatal mortality rate in Moldova?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Moldova was 1.23 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 2.33 deaths per 100 live births in 1997.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.15 deaths per 100 live births in 2018.
- How does Moldova rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Moldova ranks 73rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .