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Moldova vs Russia: Autopsy rate

Moldova
24.7%
in 2021
Russia
70.2%
in 2020
Moldova rank
5th
Russia rank
2nd

Autopsy rate over time

  • Moldova
  • Russia
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How they compare

Russia currently reports 70.2% against 24.7% in Moldova, a difference of 45.5%.

That makes Russia's figure about 2.8 times Moldova's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Moldova ahead.

Moldova ranks 5th and Russia ranks 2nd of 39 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Autopsy rate
Unit
%
Source
Paratz et al. (2023); World Health Organization (2022) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
39 places, 1,121 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed

The share of all deaths for which an autopsy was performed. Autopsies may be used to determine the cause of sudden deaths; when there is a lack of doctors and nurses, medical records, or death certificate training; or for other legal or cultural reasons.