Under-five mortality rate — all countries

Under-five mortality rate — Moldova

Under-five mortality rate in Moldova in 2024 — 16.5 per 1,000. Ranked 107 in the world out of 196. Since 1971, the indicator has fallen by 74.1%.

2024 16.5 per 1,000 +1.85% vs 2023
World rank 107of 196
Period maximum 63.8 per 1,0001971
Period minimum 15.4 per 1,0002017

Trend over time

1971–2024 · per 1,000 live births

Under-five mortality rate — Moldova, 1971–202402040608019711977198319891995200120072013201920241971: 63.8 per 1,0001972: 61.9 per 1,0001973: 60.3 per 1,0001974: 58.6 per 1,0001975: 57 per 1,0001976: 55.4 per 1,0001977: 53.9 per 1,0001978: 52.3 per 1,0001979: 51 per 1,0001980: 49.7 per 1,0001981: 48.2 per 1,0001982: 46.4 per 1,0001983: 44.5 per 1,0001984: 42.4 per 1,0001985: 40.2 per 1,0001986: 38.2 per 1,0001987: 36.5 per 1,0001988: 35 per 1,0001989: 33.9 per 1,0001990: 33.5 per 1,0001991: 33.9 per 1,0001992: 34.9 per 1,0001993: 36.2 per 1,0001994: 37.5 per 1,0001995: 38.4 per 1,0001996: 38.6 per 1,0001997: 37.9 per 1,0001998: 36.3 per 1,0001999: 34.1 per 1,0002000: 31.4 per 1,0002001: 28.5 per 1,0002002: 25.8 per 1,0002003: 23.4 per 1,0002004: 21.5 per 1,0002005: 20.1 per 1,0002006: 19 per 1,0002007: 18.2 per 1,0002008: 17.7 per 1,0002009: 17.2 per 1,0002010: 16.8 per 1,0002011: 16.5 per 1,0002012: 16.2 per 1,0002013: 16 per 1,0002014: 15.8 per 1,0002015: 15.6 per 1,0002016: 15.5 per 1,0002017: 15.4 per 1,0002018: 15.4 per 1,0002019: 15.5 per 1,0002020: 15.6 per 1,0002021: 15.8 per 1,0002022: 16 per 1,0002023: 16.2 per 1,0002024: 16.5 per 1,000
Change over the period: −47.3 (−74.14%) Average annual rate: -2.52 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Moldova

Moldova 16.5 per 1,000
World 37.4 per 1,000
Europe & Central Asia 7.8 per 1,000
Eastern Europe computed 5.5 per 1,000
Upper-middle-income countries computed 10.4 per 1,000
Under-five mortality rate — Moldova, by year Moldova All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2024 16.5 +0.3 +1.85%
2023 16.2 +0.2 +1.25%
2022 16 +0.2 +1.27%
2021 15.8 +0.2 +1.28%
2020 15.6 +0.1 +0.65%
2019 15.5 +0.1 +0.65%
2018 15.4 +0 +0%
2017 15.4 −0.1 −0.65%
2016 15.5 −0.1 −0.64%
2015 15.6 −0.2 −1.27%
2014 15.8 −0.2 −1.25%
2013 16 −0.2 −1.23%
2012 16.2 −0.3 −1.82%
2011 16.5 −0.3 −1.79%
2010 16.8 −0.4 −2.33%
2009 17.2 −0.5 −2.82%
2008 17.7 −0.5 −2.75%
2007 18.2 −0.8 −4.21%
2006 19 −1.1 −5.47%
2005 20.1 −1.4 −6.51%
2004 21.5 −1.9 −8.12%
2003 23.4 −2.4 −9.3%
2002 25.8 −2.7 −9.47%
2001 28.5 −2.9 −9.24%
2000 31.4 −2.7 −7.92%
1999 34.1 −2.2 −6.06%
1998 36.3 −1.6 −4.22%
1997 37.9 −0.7 −1.81%
1996 38.6 +0.2 +0.52%
1995 38.4 +0.9 +2.4%
1994 37.5 +1.3 +3.59%
1993 36.2 +1.3 +3.72%
1992 34.9 +1 +2.95%
1991 33.9 +0.4 +1.19%
1990 33.5 −0.4 −1.18%
1989 33.9 −1.1 −3.14%
1988 35 −1.5 −4.11%
1987 36.5 −1.7 −4.45%
1986 38.2 −2 −4.98%
1985 40.2 −2.2 −5.19%
1984 42.4 −2.1 −4.72%
1983 44.5 −1.9 −4.09%
1982 46.4 −1.8 −3.73%
1981 48.2 −1.5 −3.02%
1980 49.7 −1.3 −2.55%
1979 51 −1.3 −2.49%
1978 52.3 −1.6 −2.97%
1977 53.9 −1.5 −2.71%
1976 55.4 −1.6 −2.81%
1975 57 −1.6 −2.73%
1974 58.6 −1.7 −2.82%
1973 60.3 −1.6 −2.58%
1972 61.9 −1.9 −2.98%
1971 63.8

Eastern Europe, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The probability of dying before the age of five, expressed as the number of deaths per 1,000 live births. The main target indicator of UN Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 — to bring it down to 25 per 1,000 by 2030. The gap between countries remains more than twentyfold, while over the past thirty years the world value has more than halved.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.