Crude death rate (per 1,000 average population) in Moldova
Moldova: Crude death rate (per 1,000 average population) was 13.82 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
13.82
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
5th
of 74 countries
All-time high
16.7
in 2021
All-time low
9.51
in 1988
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Crude death rate in Moldova, 1960–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 13.82 for crude death rate in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate in Moldova peaked at 16.7 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 9.51, in 1988.
Moldova ranks 5th of 74 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Crude death rate (per 1,000 average population) in Moldova, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 11.19 | — |
| 1961 | 11.01 | -1.6% |
| 1962 | 10.82 | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 10.67 | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 10.54 | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 10.49 | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 10.48 | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 10.52 | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 10.58 | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 10.65 | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 10.75 | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 10.69 | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 10.64 | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 10.62 | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 10.63 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 10.64 | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 10.67 | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 10.71 | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 10.76 | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 10.77 | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 10.31 | -4.3% |
| 1981 | 10.19 | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 10.18 | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 10.17 | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 10.16 | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 10.03 | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 9.84 | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 9.62 | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 9.51 | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 9.6 | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 9.9 | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 10.3 | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 10.97 | +6.5% |
| 1993 | 11.3 | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 11.71 | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 11.92 | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 12.03 | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 12 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 11.88 | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 11.79 | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 11.82 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 11.93 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 12.11 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 12.28 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 12.39 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 12.43 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 12.46 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 12.48 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 12.44 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 12.34 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 12.18 | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 12.19 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 12.3 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 12.56 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 12.76 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 13.09 | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 13.25 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 13.25 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 13.63 | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 13.92 | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 14.76 | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 16.7 | +13.2% |
| 2022 | 13.07 | -21.7% |
| 2023 | 13.61 | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 13.82 | +1.6% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 13.82 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.4, 1.6× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 13.82 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.8, 1.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.69 | 10.48 | 11.19 | 10 |
| 1970s | 10.69 | 10.62 | 10.77 | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.96 | 9.51 | 10.31 | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.38 | 9.9 | 12.03 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.27 | 11.82 | 12.48 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.91 | 12.18 | 13.92 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.39 | 13.07 | 16.7 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More population data for Moldova
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.9131 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.8797 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.9131 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.4425 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2118 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.923 (2100)
- Population density 45.12 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 62,192 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.923 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.4989 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crude death rate in Moldova?
- Crude death rate in Moldova was 13.82 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest crude death rate recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 16.7 in 2021.
- What is the lowest crude death rate recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.51 in 1988.
- How does Moldova rank for crude death rate?
- Moldova ranks 5th out of 74 countries with data for 2024.
- Is crude death rate rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Crude death rate (per 1,000 average population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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