Road deaths over the long term in Moldova
Moldova: Road deaths over the long term was 217 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Road deaths over the long term in Moldova, 1970–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, road deaths over the long term in Moldova stood at 217. That is the lowest value across all 53 years on record.
The figure is down 15.6% on the previous year and down 50.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, road deaths over the long term in Moldova peaked at 1,147 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 217, in 2022.
Moldova ranks 49th of 65 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Road deaths over the long term in Moldova, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 585 | — |
| 1971 | 647 | +10.6% |
| 1972 | 628 | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 675 | +7.5% |
| 1974 | 801 | +18.7% |
| 1975 | 797 | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 796 | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 911 | +14.4% |
| 1978 | 911 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 884 | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 931 | +5.3% |
| 1981 | 925 | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 959 | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 973 | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 951 | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 811 | -14.7% |
| 1986 | 823 | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 741 | -10.0% |
| 1988 | 872 | +17.7% |
| 1989 | 1,147 | +31.5% |
| 1990 | 1,127 | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 968 | -14.1% |
| 1992 | 756 | -21.9% |
| 1993 | 422 | -44.2% |
| 1994 | 540 | +28.0% |
| 1995 | 544 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 554 | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 569 | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 492 | -13.5% |
| 1999 | 396 | -19.5% |
| 2000 | 406 | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 420 | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 412 | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 425 | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 405 | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 391 | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 382 | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 464 | +21.5% |
| 2008 | 509 | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 487 | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 452 | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 443 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 441 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 301 | -31.7% |
| 2014 | 324 | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 300 | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 311 | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 302 | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 274 | -9.3% |
| 2019 | 277 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 245 | -11.6% |
| 2021 | 257 | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 217 | -15.6% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 217 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 834, 26% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 217 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 430, 50% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Road deaths over the long term in Moldova changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | -44.2% | 756 | 422 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 763.5 | 585 | 911 | 10 |
| 1980s | 913.3 | 741 | 1,147 | 10 |
| 1990s | 636.8 | 396 | 1,127 | 10 |
| 2000s | 430.1 | 382 | 509 | 10 |
| 2010s | 342.5 | 274 | 452 | 10 |
| 2020s | 239.67 | 217 | 257 | 3 |
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.026 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -5.57 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is road deaths over the long term in Moldova?
- Road deaths over the long term in Moldova was 217 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest road deaths over the long term recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 1,147 in 1989.
- What is the lowest road deaths over the long term recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 217 in 2022.
- How does Moldova rank for road deaths over the long term?
- Moldova ranks 49th out of 65 countries with data for 2022.
- Is road deaths over the long term rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Road deaths over the long term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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