Suicide rate, by age in Moldova

Moldova: Suicide rate, by age was 0.1642 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
0.1642 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 70.1%
World rank
135th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.67 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2016
All-time low
0.1642 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Suicide rate, by age in Moldova, 2000–2021

00.511.52000201020212000: 0.518 deaths per 100,000 people2001: 0.318 deaths per 100,000 people2002: 0.558 deaths per 100,000 people2003: 0.69 deaths per 100,000 people2004: 0.825 deaths per 100,000 people2005: 0.308 deaths per 100,000 people2006: 0.398 deaths per 100,000 people2007: 1 deaths per 100,000 people2008: 0.976 deaths per 100,000 people2009: 0.615 deaths per 100,000 people2010: 0.343 deaths per 100,000 people2011: 1.6 deaths per 100,000 people2012: 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people2013: 0.673 deaths per 100,000 people2014: 0.767 deaths per 100,000 people2015: 0.544 deaths per 100,000 people2016: 1.7 deaths per 100,000 people2017: 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people2018: 0.198 deaths per 100,000 people2019: 0.726 deaths per 100,000 people2020: 0.549 deaths per 100,000 people2021: 0.164 deaths per 100,000 people

Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.

Analysis

Moldova recorded 0.1642 deaths per 100,000 people for suicide rate, by age in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of down 70.1% on the previous year and down 89.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, suicide rate, by age in Moldova peaked at 1.67 deaths per 100,000 people in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.1642 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2021.

Moldova ranks 135th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6243 deaths per 100,000 people 0.3078 deaths per 100,000 people 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2010s 0.9249 deaths per 100,000 people 0.1984 deaths per 100,000 people 1.67 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2020s 0.3567 deaths per 100,000 people 0.1642 deaths per 100,000 people 0.5492 deaths per 100,000 people 2

Countries ranked near Moldova

  1. 132 Eswatini 0.1668 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  2. 133 Cape Verde 0.166 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  3. 134 Albania 0.1657 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  4. 136 Tunisia 0.1619 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  5. 137 Dominica 0.1606 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  6. 138 Libya 0.1493 deaths per 100,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is suicide rate, by age in Moldova?
Suicide rate, by age in Moldova was 0.1642 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest suicide rate, by age recorded in Moldova?
The highest recorded value was 1.67 deaths per 100,000 people in 2016.
What is the lowest suicide rate, by age recorded in Moldova?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1642 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
How does Moldova rank for suicide rate, by age?
Moldova ranks 135th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is suicide rate, by age rising or falling in Moldova?
Over the last ten years it is down 89.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Moldova data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Suicide rate, by age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Suicide rate, by age
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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