Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Moldova
Moldova: Remaining life expectancy at different ages was 71.2 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Moldova, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 71.2 years for remaining life expectancy at different ages in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages in Moldova peaked at 71.55 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 54.03 years, in 1950.
That places Moldova 162nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 56.54 years | 54.03 years | 59.02 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 60.99 years | 59.44 years | 62.18 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 63.58 years | 62.41 years | 64.82 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 66.78 years | 65.19 years | 68.19 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.82 years | 66.22 years | 67.92 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.25 years | 67.46 years | 69.41 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.2 years | 69.88 years | 70.38 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.41 years | 68.99 years | 71.55 years | 4 |
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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 remaining life expectancy at different ages in Moldova?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Moldova was 71.2 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 71.55 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.03 years in 1950.
- How does Moldova rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages?
- Moldova ranks 162nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remaining life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Remaining life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The period life expectancy at birth among totals, in a given year.