Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Moldova

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total life expectancy at birth for Moldova was 71.2 years. A difference of -0.35 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female life expectancies at birth for Moldova were 66.57 years and 75.54 years respectively in 2023.

You can see similar information for other countries.

The World Bank defines life expectancy at birth as "the average number of years a newborn is expected to live if mortality patterns at the time of its birth remain constant in the future".

The chart and table below shows the total, male, and female life expectancies of Moldova for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.

Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Moldova (Years)

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Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Moldova (Years)

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Year	Total (Yrs)	Male (Yrs)	Female (Yrs)
1960	59.44	55.92	62.52
1961	59.86	56.34	62.93
1962	60.25	56.74	63.33
1963	60.62	57.12	63.68
1964	60.96	57.5	64
1965	61.28	57.84	64.29
1966	61.55	58.14	64.54
1967	61.78	58.39	64.76
1968	61.98	58.58	64.96
1969	62.18	58.79	65.18
1970	62.41	59.01	65.42
1971	62.67	59.26	65.68
1972	62.93	59.52	65.94
1973	63.18	59.77	66.18
1974	63.44	60.05	66.43
1975	63.7	60.33	66.67
1976	63.97	60.61	66.94
1977	64.23	60.89	67.2
1978	64.49	61.14	67.47
1979	64.82	61.42	67.86
1980	65.19	61.72	68.27
1981	65.6	62.04	68.77
1982	65.86	62.26	69.07
1983	66.15	62.51	69.41
1984	66.43	62.84	69.65
1985	66.88	63.34	70.04
1986	67.4	63.89	70.51
1987	67.92	64.41	71.03
1988	68.19	64.63	71.35
1989	68.17	64.51	71.45
1990	67.92	64.18	71.31
1991	67.55	63.71	71.08
1992	66.75	62.6	70.65
1993	66.66	62.71	70.36
1994	66.32	62.36	70.05
1995	66.22	62.23	70
1996	66.25	62.26	70.03
1997	66.48	62.5	70.26
1998	66.84	62.88	70.59
1999	67.21	63.23	70.95
2000	67.46	63.48	71.22
2001	67.67	63.68	71.44
2002	67.79	63.78	71.58
2003	67.9	63.86	71.72
2004	68.02	63.94	71.88
2005	68.2	64.07	72.1
2006	68.42	64.25	72.39
2007	68.67	64.45	72.69
2008	69	64.74	73.06
2009	69.41	65.11	73.51
2010	69.88	65.55	74.01
2011	70.17	65.82	74.34
2012	70.34	65.97	74.55
2013	70.29	65.88	74.55
2014	70.24	65.8	74.56
2015	70.12	65.6	74.53
2016	70.18	65.59	74.65
2017	70.38	65.72	74.89
2018	70.24	65.65	74.67
2019	70.18	65.58	74.62
2020	69.91	65.46	74.22
2021	68.99	64.74	73.11
2022	71.55	66.67	76.21
2023	71.2	66.57	75.54