Children died before five per woman in Moldova

Moldova: Children died before five per woman was 0.0207 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.0207
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
120th
of 200 countries
All-time high
0.1632
in 1971
All-time low
0.0199
in 2022
Years of data
54
1971–2024

Children died before five per woman in Moldova, 1971–2024

00.050.10.15197119972024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Moldova recorded 0.0207 for children died before five per woman in 2024.

That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and down 27.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, children died before five per woman in Moldova peaked at 0.1632 in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.0199, in 2022.

Moldova ranks 120th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Children died before five per woman in Moldova, year by year

Annual values for Children died before five per woman in Moldova, 1971 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1971 0.1632 —
1972 0.1586 -2.8%
1973 0.1548 -2.4%
1974 0.1502 -2.9%
1975 0.144 -4.2%
1976 0.1372 -4.7%
1977 0.1312 -4.3%
1978 0.1253 -4.5%
1979 0.1217 -2.9%
1980 0.118 -3.1%
1981 0.1157 -2.0%
1982 0.114 -1.5%
1983 0.1148 +0.8%
1984 0.1131 -1.5%
1985 0.107 -5.3%
1986 0.1048 -2.1%
1987 0.1012 -3.5%
1988 0.092 -9.0%
1989 0.0837 -9.0%
1990 0.08 -4.5%
1991 0.0773 -3.4%
1992 0.0774 +0.2%
1993 0.0762 -1.5%
1994 0.0746 -2.1%
1995 0.0704 -5.7%
1996 0.0666 -5.4%
1997 0.0666 +0.0%
1998 0.0599 -10.1%
1999 0.0531 -11.3%
2000 0.047 -11.5%
2001 0.0417 -11.3%
2002 0.0371 -11.1%
2003 0.0347 -6.4%
2004 0.0331 -4.5%
2005 0.0307 -7.3%
2006 0.0292 -4.8%
2007 0.0287 -1.9%
2008 0.0289 +0.9%
2009 0.0293 +1.4%
2010 0.0286 -2.7%
2011 0.0274 -4.2%
2012 0.0269 -1.8%
2013 0.0264 -1.8%
2014 0.0287 +8.8%
2015 0.0291 +1.5%
2016 0.0292 +0.4%
2017 0.0279 -4.8%
2018 0.0279 +0.2%
2019 0.0276 -1.1%
2020 0.0277 +0.3%
2021 0.0286 +3.2%
2022 0.0199 -30.4%
2023 0.0202 +1.9%
2024 0.0207 +2.4%

Moldova compared with similar countries

  • Moldova's 0.0207 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.027, 77% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Moldova's 0.0207 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0068, 3.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Children died before five per woman in Moldova changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2022 -30.4% 0.0286 0.0199

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.1429 0.1217 0.1632 9
1980s 0.1064 0.0837 0.118 10
1990s 0.0702 0.0531 0.08 10
2000s 0.0341 0.0287 0.047 10
2010s 0.028 0.0264 0.0292 10
2020s 0.0234 0.0199 0.0286 5

Countries ranked near Moldova

  1. 117 Mauritius 0.0221 compare
  2. 118 Bahamas 0.0213 compare
  3. 119 Argentina 0.0207 compare
  4. 121 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0202 compare
  5. 122 Colombia 0.0199 compare
  6. 123 Libya 0.0197 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is children died before five per woman in Moldova?
Children died before five per woman in Moldova was 0.0207 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest children died before five per woman recorded in Moldova?
The highest recorded value was 0.1632 in 1971.
What is the lowest children died before five per woman recorded in Moldova?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0199 in 2022.
How does Moldova rank for children died before five per woman?
Moldova ranks 120th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is children died before five per woman rising or falling in Moldova?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Moldova data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Children died before five per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Children died before five per woman
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
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