Trend of Infant Mortality Rate (Per 1,000 Live Births) for Moldova

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births for Moldova was 13.5. A difference of -0.1 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female infant mortality rates for Moldova were 15 and 11.9 respectively in 2023.

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The World Bank defines infant mortality rate as "the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year".

The table below shows the total, male, and female infant mortality rates of Moldova for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.

Trend of Infant Mortality Rate Per 1K Live Births for Moldova

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Trend of Infant Mortality Rate Per 1K Live Births for Moldova

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Year	Total	Male	Female
1971	51.2	56.8	45.3
1972	49.9	55.5	44.1
1973	48.9	54.2	43.1
1974	47.7	52.9	42
1975	46.5	51.7	40.9
1976	45.4	50.5	39.9
1977	44.4	49.3	39
1978	43.3	48.2	38.1
1979	42.4	47.2	37.2
1980	41.3	46	36.2
1981	40.2	44.9	35.2
1982	38.9	43.5	34.1
1983	37.4	41.8	32.8
1984	35.8	40	31.3
1985	34.1	38.3	29.8
1986	32.6	36.6	28.5
1987	31.2	35	27.2
1988	30	33.7	26.2
1989	29.3	32.8	25.5
1990	29.1	32.5	25.4
1991	29.5	33	25.8
1992	30.4	34	26.7
1993	31.7	35.4	27.8
1994	33	36.8	28.9
1995	33.8	37.7	29.7
1996	34	38	29.9
1997	33.5	37.3	29.4
1998	32.1	35.8	28.2
1999	30.2	33.6	26.5
2000	27.9	31.1	24.5
2001	25.4	28.3	22.3
2002	23	25.7	20.2
2003	21	23.4	18.4
2004	19.3	21.5	17
2005	18	20.1	15.9
2006	17.2	19.1	15.1
2007	16.5	18.4	14.5
2008	16	17.8	14.1
2009	15.6	17.4	13.8
2010	15.3	17.1	13.5
2011	15.1	16.8	13.3
2012	14.8	16.5	13.1
2013	14.6	16.2	12.9
2014	14.4	15.9	12.7
2015	14.2	15.7	12.5
2016	14	15.5	12.3
2017	13.9	15.4	12.2
2018	13.8	15.3	12.2
2019	13.7	15.2	12.1
2020	13.7	15.2	12.1
2021	13.6	15.1	12
2022	13.6	15	12
2023	13.5	15	11.9