Mortality rate, infant in Moldova

Moldova: Mortality rate, infant was 15.1 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
15.1 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
84th
of 195 countries
All-time high
51.2 per 1,000 live births
in 1971
All-time low
14 per 1,000 live births
in 2017
Years of data
54
1971–2024

Mortality rate, infant in Moldova, 1971–2024

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Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.

Analysis

Moldova recorded 15.1 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, infant in 2024.

The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in Moldova peaked at 51.2 per 1,000 live births in 1971 and was at its lowest, 14 per 1,000 live births, in 2017.

That places Moldova 84th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 46.62 per 1,000 live births 42.4 per 1,000 live births 51.2 per 1,000 live births 9
1980s 35.21 per 1,000 live births 29.4 per 1,000 live births 41.4 per 1,000 live births 10
1990s 31.73 per 1,000 live births 29.1 per 1,000 live births 34 per 1,000 live births 10
2000s 19.93 per 1,000 live births 15.5 per 1,000 live births 27.9 per 1,000 live births 10
2010s 14.41 per 1,000 live births 14 per 1,000 live births 15.2 per 1,000 live births 10
2020s 14.7 per 1,000 live births 14.3 per 1,000 live births 15.1 per 1,000 live births 5

Countries ranked near Moldova

  1. 81 Saint Lucia 15.8 per 1,000 live births compare
  2. 82 Lebanon 15.3 per 1,000 live births compare
  3. 83 Indonesia 15.2 per 1,000 live births compare
  4. 85 Kyrgyzstan 14.8 per 1,000 live births compare
  5. 85 Suriname 14.8 per 1,000 live births compare
  6. 87 Morocco 14.7 per 1,000 live births compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rate, infant in Moldova?
Mortality rate, infant in Moldova was 15.1 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
What is the highest mortality rate, infant recorded in Moldova?
The highest recorded value was 51.2 per 1,000 live births in 1971.
What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Moldova?
The lowest recorded value was 14 per 1,000 live births in 2017.
How does Moldova rank for mortality rate, infant?
Moldova ranks 84th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in Moldova?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Moldova data come from?
The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 13,475 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.