What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Moldova?

Life expectancy vs. health spending in Moldova was 71.2 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Moldova?

The highest recorded value was 71.55 years in 2022.

What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Moldova?

The lowest recorded value was 54.03 years in 1950.

How does Moldova rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?

Moldova ranks 162nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy vs. health spending 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 UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy vs. health spending in Moldova

Name: Life expectancy vs. health spending in Moldova
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Moldova: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 71.2 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

71.2 years

Change on year

down 0.5%

World rank

162nd

of 236 countries

All-time high

71.55 years

in 2022

All-time low

54.03 years

in 1950

Years of data

1950–2023

Life expectancy vs. health spending in Moldova, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Moldova recorded 71.2 years for life expectancy vs. health spending in 2023.

The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in Moldova peaked at 71.55 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 54.03 years, in 1950.

Moldova ranks 162nd of 236 countries on this measure, 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

Countries ranked near Moldova

159 Vanuatu 71.48 years compare
160 Western Sahara 71.39 years compare
161 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 71.23 years compare
163 Indonesia 71.15 years compare
164 Dominica 71.13 years compare
165 Cambodia 70.67 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Moldova

Population ages 65 and above 16.9% (2025)
Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 19,859 (2025)
Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 20,165 (2025)
Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 20,450 (2025)
Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 20,257 (2025)
Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 21,421 (2025)
Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 22,598 (2025)
Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 23,715 (2025)
Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 21,335 (2025)
Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 19,927 (2025)

All data for Moldova →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Moldova?: Life expectancy vs. health spending in Moldova was 71.2 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Moldova?: The highest recorded value was 71.55 years in 2022.
What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Moldova?: The lowest recorded value was 54.03 years in 1950.
How does Moldova rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?: Moldova ranks 162nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy vs. health spending 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 UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy vs. health spending
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Period life expectancy at birth.