Moldova vs Romania: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 11.7 per 1,000 live births in Moldova and 4.8 per 1,000 live births in Romania, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Moldova, by 6.8 per 1,000 live births, or 2.41 times that in Romania.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

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What the numbers say

Moldova has been higher since 1969, when it overtook Romania.
In 2023, Moldova ranked 112 and Romania ranked 176 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Moldova at 2.3 per 1,000 live births and Romania at 1.3 per 1,000 live births in 2100.
The world as a whole: 27.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023.

Every year

deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

Year	Moldova	Romania	World
2023	11.7	4.8	27.3
2022	11.9	5.2	28.2
2021	12	5.4	28.4
2020	12.2	5.6	28.7
2019	12.4	5.7	29.2
2018	12.6	6	29.7
2017	12.8	6.6	30.3
2016	13	6.9	31.1
2015	13.2	7.6	32.1
2014	13.4	8.7	32.9
2013	13.6	9.3	33.9
2012	13.9	9.9	35
2011	14.2	9.6	36.8
2010	14.5	10.5	37.7
2009	14.9	11.3	39.1
2008	15.3	12.1	40.4
2007	15.9	12.5	42
2006	16.7	14.5	43.7
2005	17.7	15.6	45.4
2004	18.8	17.1	47.2
2003	20.2	16.7	48.8
2002	21.7	17	50.6
2001	23.3	18	52.2
2000	25	18.6	53.7
1999	26.6	18.5	55.5
1998	27.9	20.5	57.1
1997	29	22.2	58.3
1996	29.6	22	59.6
1995	29.8	20.8	60.8
1994	29.9	23.7	62
1993	29.6	22.8	62.9
1992	29.3	23.1	64.1
1991	29.2	21.6	64.9
1990	29.2	24.7	64.9
1989	29.5	26.4	66.2
1988	30.1	25.2	68
1987	30.9	29	68.6
1986	31.9	23.7	70.8
1985	33.2	25.8	72.9
1984	34.5	24.4	74.6
1983	35.9	23	76.1
1982	37.2	26.6	76.6
1981	38.6	27.9	78.7
1980	39.8	28.9	80.6
1979	41.1	31.4	82.5
1978	42.2	30.2	84.7
1977	43.4	31.5	86.4
1976	44.6	31.2	88.1
1975	45.7	34.4	89.6
1974	46.9	37	90.9
1973	48	37.5	92.1
1972	49.2	39.4	93.6
1971	50.3	41.1	96.1
1970	51.6	47.5	96.9
1969	52.9	51.8	98.3
1968	54.3	55	100.2
1967	55.9	49.5	103.1
1966	57.7	49	104.9
1965	59.7	48.7	106.4
1964	61.9	50.1	106.1
1963	64.2	52.8	107.7
1962	66.8	56.5	110.2
1961	69.5	61.2	121.5
1960	72.3	66	131.8
1959	75.2	70.1	125.7
1958	78.2	73.4	117.7
1957	81.2	76	120
1956	84.2	78.3	121.9
1955	87.2	80.6	124.8
1954	90.2	83.2	127.7
1953	93.2	86.3	130.1
1952	96.2	89.8	132.7
1951	99.2	93.6	136
1950	102.2	97.5	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Moldova	Romania	World
2024	9.87–13.4	5.14.2–6.5	26.9
2025	9.66.1–14.7	53.7–7.1	26.4
2026	9.35.4–15.6	4.83.3–7.6	25.9
2027	95–16.2	4.73.1–7.9	25.4
2028	8.84.4–16.4	4.62.8–8	24.9
2029	8.54.1–16.8	4.42.6–8.2	24.5
2030	8.23.9–17.1	4.32.5–8.4	24
2031	83.6–17.6	4.22.4–8.7	23.6
2032	7.83.5–18.3	4.12.2–8.9	23.2
2033	7.53.2–18.2	42.1–8.8	22.8
2034	7.33–18.2	3.92.1–8.9	22.3
2035	7.12.9–18	3.82–8.9	21.9
2036	6.92.7–18.1	3.71.9–8.9	21.5
2037	6.72.7–18.3	3.61.8–9.1	21.1
2038	6.52.5–18.9	3.51.7–9.5	20.8
2039	6.32.4–18.9	3.41.6–9.3	20.4
2040	6.12.2–19	3.41.6–9.5	20
2041	5.92.2–18.2	3.31.5–9.7	19.7
2042	5.72.1–18.9	3.21.4–9.5	19.4
2043	5.62–18.6	3.21.4–9.4	19
2044	5.42–18.8	3.11.4–9.3	18.7
2045	5.31.9–18.4	31.4–9.3	18.4
2046	5.11.9–18.2	31.3–9.3	18.2
2047	51.8–17.9	2.91.3–9.3	17.9
2048	4.91.7–18.2	2.81.2–9.1	17.7
2049	4.81.7–18.5	2.81.2–9.1	17.5
2050	4.81.6–18.9	2.71.1–9.4	17.3
2051	4.71.6–20.4	2.71.1–9	17.1
2052	4.61.5–19.8	2.61.1–9	16.9
2053	4.51.5–19.6	2.61.1–8.8	16.7
2054	4.41.5–20.1	2.51–9.2	16.5
2055	4.31.4–19.3	2.51–9	16.3
2056	4.21.4–19.3	2.41–8.9	16.1
2057	4.11.4–18.9	2.41–9	15.9
2058	4.11.4–19.6	2.31–8.9	15.7
2059	41.4–20	2.31–8.9	15.5
2060	3.91.3–19.3	2.21–8.8	15.3
2061	3.81.3–19.2	2.20.9–8.7	15.1
2062	3.81.2–18.8	2.20.9–9.1	14.9
2063	3.71.2–19.1	2.10.9–9.1	14.7
2064	3.71.2–18.8	2.10.9–8.8	14.5
2065	3.61.2–18.9	20.8–8.8	14.3
2066	3.51.2–19.1	20.8–8.7	14.1
2067	3.51.2–19.7	20.8–8.8	13.9
2068	3.41.2–19.5	20.8–8.8	13.8
2069	3.41.1–18.9	1.90.7–8.8	13.6
2070	3.31.1–19.4	1.90.7–8.1	13.4
2071	3.31.1–19.4	1.90.7–8	13.2
2072	3.21.1–20	1.90.7–8.1	13
2073	3.11.1–19.6	1.80.7–8	12.9
2074	3.11.1–18.7	1.80.7–7.8	12.7
2075	31.1–19.4	1.80.6–7.7	12.6
2076	31.1–19.3	1.80.6–7.6	12.4
2077	31.1–18.9	1.70.6–7.5	12.3
2078	2.91–19.8	1.70.6–7.3	12.1
2079	2.91–19	1.70.6–7.2	12
2080	2.91–20.2	1.70.6–7.3	11.8
2081	2.81–19.9	1.60.6–7.2	11.7
2082	2.81–19.7	1.60.6–7.1	11.6
2083	2.80.9–18.7	1.60.5–7	11.5
2084	2.80.9–19.5	1.60.5–6.7	11.4
2085	2.70.9–19.3	1.60.5–6.6	11.3
2086	2.70.9–19.5	1.50.5–6.5	11.1
2087	2.60.9–19.4	1.50.5–6.4	11
2088	2.60.9–19.7	1.50.5–6.2	10.9
2089	2.60.9–19.1	1.50.5–6.4	10.8
2090	2.60.9–19.3	1.50.5–6.2	10.7
2091	2.50.8–19	1.40.5–5.9	10.6
2092	2.50.8–18.9	1.40.4–5.8	10.5
2093	2.50.8–18.2	1.40.5–5.7	10.4
2094	2.50.8–18.1	1.40.4–5.4	10.3
2095	2.40.8–17.5	1.40.4–5.5	10.1
2096	2.40.8–17.6	1.40.4–5.4	10
2097	2.40.8–17.6	1.30.4–5.4	9.9
2098	2.40.8–16.6	1.30.4–5.1	9.8
2099	2.30.8–16.6	1.30.4–5.1	9.7
2100	2.30.7–16.7	1.30.4–5.3	9.6

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Babies who die before their first birthday, per 1,000 born alive.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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