Social Development in Moldova 156 indicators covering social development for Moldova. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Freedom of Expression Score 8 2025 up 14.3% 10th Civil Rights Score 7 2025 unchanged 19th Estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) 30.4% 2030 up 9.7% 25th Number of current of tobacco users, estimate 618,000 2030 up 1.8% 103rd Alcohol, abstainers lifetime (%), age-standardized 13.0% 2020 down 7.7% 156th Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized 30.8% 2020 down 0.3% 150th Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days 36.6% 2020 down 3.7% 114th Alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized 69.2% 2020 up 0.1% 37th Alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized 17.7% 2020 up 6.0% 46th Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) 27.4% 2020 up 0.5% 56th Alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year 34.74 2020 down 3.0% 35th Alcohol, drinkers only per capita (15+) consumption in litres of pure 16 2020 down 3.0% 35th Average daily intake in grams of alcohol, population 24.05 2020 down 3.0% 13th Countries where interstate or intrastate wars took place 0 2010 — 4th Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence 26.5% 2030 up 6.4% 25th Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) 30.4% 2030 up 9.7% 21st Tobacco MPOWER overview: Monitor, Protect people, Offer help, Warn of 5 2024 up 25.0% 1st Tobacco Raise taxes: Inflation-adjusted prices for most sold brand of 50 2024 up 48.2% 90th Tobacco Raise taxes: National taxes for tobacco and nicotine products 13 2024 down 45.8% 75th Age of democracy 25 years 2018 up 66.7% 65th Homicides, by sex of the victim 21 homicides 2023 down 69.6% 76th Homicide rate by sex of the victim 4.04 homicides per 100,000 population 2023 down 60.0% 65th Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG 1.5 2025 down 15.5% 67th Press Freedom Index 31.61 2021 up 21.5% 92nd Share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees 20.2% 2025 down 3.3% 118th Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption 1.5 2016 down 10.7% 97th Tobacco MPOWER: National tobacco control programmes 3 2024 unchanged 64th Laboratories providing drug susceptibility testing (DST) 4.9 2014 up 2.1% 23rd Annual budget for tobacco control in currency reported 1.70 million 2022 unchanged 59th Homicide rate from firearms 0.163 homicides per 100,000 population 2023 up 36.2% 57th Homicides by firearm 5 homicides 2023 up 25.0% 64th Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner 0.1417 homicides per 100,000 population 2023 down 55.1% 20th Total number of indoor cinemas 4 2017 down 50.0% 75th Alcohol expenditure as a per cent of total household expenditure 1.9% 1995 down 26.9% 12th Alcoholic psychosis, incidence, per 100,000 21.9 2008 up 77.2% 13th Alcoholic psychosis, incidence, per 100,000 21.9 2008 up 77.2% 13th ← Previous Page 3 of 3