Deaths in road incidents in Moldova
Moldova: Deaths in road incidents was 217 deaths in 2022. ▼ Falling
Deaths in road incidents in Moldova, 1970–2022
Source: OECD (2023); OECD (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2022, deaths in road incidents in Moldova stood at 217 deaths. 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, deaths in road incidents in Moldova peaked at 1,147 deaths in 1989 and was at its lowest, 217 deaths, 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.
Deaths in road incidents in Moldova, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 585 deaths | — |
| 1971 | 647 deaths | +10.6% |
| 1972 | 628 deaths | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 675 deaths | +7.5% |
| 1974 | 801 deaths | +18.7% |
| 1975 | 797 deaths | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 796 deaths | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 911 deaths | +14.4% |
| 1978 | 911 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 884 deaths | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 931 deaths | +5.3% |
| 1981 | 925 deaths | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 959 deaths | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 973 deaths | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 951 deaths | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 811 deaths | -14.7% |
| 1986 | 823 deaths | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 741 deaths | -10.0% |
| 1988 | 872 deaths | +17.7% |
| 1989 | 1,147 deaths | +31.5% |
| 1990 | 1,127 deaths | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 968 deaths | -14.1% |
| 1992 | 756 deaths | -21.9% |
| 1993 | 422 deaths | -44.2% |
| 1994 | 540 deaths | +28.0% |
| 1995 | 544 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 554 deaths | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 569 deaths | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 492 deaths | -13.5% |
| 1999 | 396 deaths | -19.5% |
| 2000 | 406 deaths | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 420 deaths | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 412 deaths | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 425 deaths | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 405 deaths | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 391 deaths | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 382 deaths | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 464 deaths | +21.5% |
| 2008 | 509 deaths | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 487 deaths | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 452 deaths | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 443 deaths | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 441 deaths | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 301 deaths | -31.7% |
| 2014 | 324 deaths | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 300 deaths | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 311 deaths | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 302 deaths | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 274 deaths | -9.3% |
| 2019 | 277 deaths | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 245 deaths | -11.6% |
| 2021 | 257 deaths | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 217 deaths | -15.6% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 217 deaths is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 834 deaths, 26% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 217 deaths is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 430 deaths, 50% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deaths in road incidents 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 deaths | 422 deaths |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 763.5 deaths | 585 deaths | 911 deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 913.3 deaths | 741 deaths | 1,147 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 636.8 deaths | 396 deaths | 1,127 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 430.1 deaths | 382 deaths | 509 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 342.5 deaths | 274 deaths | 452 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 239.67 deaths | 217 deaths | 257 deaths | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths in road incidents in Moldova?
- Deaths in road incidents in Moldova was 217 deaths in 2022, according to OECD (2023); OECD (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths in road incidents recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 1,147 deaths in 1989.
- What is the lowest deaths in road incidents recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 217 deaths in 2022.
- How does Moldova rank for deaths in road incidents?
- Moldova ranks 49th out of 65 countries with data for 2022.
- Is deaths in road incidents 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 OECD (2023); OECD (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Deaths in road incidents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of reported deaths due to road accidents.