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Mortality in Moldova, by the numbers

Moldova sits in Europe & Central Asia. A newborn there can expect about 71.2 years of life, 144th of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Moldova, each with its global rank and source year.

Life expectancy
71.2 yrs
144th of 212
Male mortality penalty
161 /1,000
3rd highest of 212
Crude death rate
13.8 /1,000
5th highest of 212

17 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure

How Moldova ranks, measure by measure
MeasureValueWorld rankYear
Life expectancy at birth 71.2 yrs 144 of 212 2024
Age-standardized death rate 10.5 /1,000 55 of 182 2021
Crude death rate 13.8 /1,000 5 of 212 2024
Life expectancy at 60 16.0 yrs 149 of 182 2021
Male mortality penalty 161 /1,000 3 of 212 2024
Life-expectancy gap (F−M) 9.0 yrs 9 of 212 2024
Old-age sex ratio (65+) 54.2 men/100 women 7 of 212 2024
Infant mortality 15.1 /1,000 82 of 192 2024
Maternal mortality 19.0 /100k 122 of 191 2023
Premature NCD mortality 24.7 % 34 of 182 2021
Suicide rate 14.1 /100k 34 of 182 2021
Road-traffic deaths 7.3 /100k 146 of 187 2019
Adult obesity 23.1 % 41 of 143 2013
Recorded alcohol per adult 11.1 L 13 of 185 2020
Population aged 65+ 16.2 % 57 of 212 2024
Health spending per capita $452 99 of 191 2023
GDP per capita $7,576 115 of 212 2024

Measured against the rest of the world, Moldova's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 3rd highest male mortality penalty in the world (161 /1,000) and the 5th highest crude death rate in the world (13.8 /1,000). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Moldova; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.