Mortality rate, neonatal in Moldova
Moldova: Mortality rate, neonatal was 12.3 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate, neonatal in Moldova, 1982–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 12.3 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, neonatal in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, neonatal in Moldova peaked at 23.3 per 1,000 live births in 1997 and was at its lowest, 11.5 per 1,000 live births, in 2017.
That places Moldova 72nd 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 43 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.94 per 1,000 live births | 18.5 per 1,000 live births | 21.5 per 1,000 live births | 8 |
| 1990s | 21.34 per 1,000 live births | 18.5 per 1,000 live births | 23.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.33 per 1,000 live births | 12.7 per 1,000 live births | 20.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.88 per 1,000 live births | 11.5 per 1,000 live births | 12.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.96 per 1,000 live births | 11.6 per 1,000 live births | 12.3 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
- 70 Azerbaijan 12.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 70 South Africa 12.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 72 Grenada 12.3 per 1,000 live births compare
- 74 Micronesia (country) 11.6 per 1,000 live births compare
- 75 Saint Lucia 11.3 per 1,000 live births compare
More health data for Moldova
- Population ages 65 and above 16.9% (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)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 139,923 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 23,715 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 21,335 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 19,859 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, neonatal in Moldova?
- Mortality rate, neonatal in Moldova was 12.3 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, neonatal recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 23.3 per 1,000 live births in 1997.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5 per 1,000 live births in 2017.
- How does Moldova rank for mortality rate, neonatal?
- Moldova ranks 72nd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, neonatal rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. 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, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.