Moldova vs Romania: Life expectancy

Life expectancy in 2023: 71.2 years in Moldova and 75.9 years in Romania, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Romania, by 4.7 years, or 1.07 times that in Moldova.

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What the numbers say

Romania has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Moldova ranked 155 and Romania ranked 105 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Moldova at 81.9 years and Romania at 86.9 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 73.2 years in 2023.

Every year

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Year	Moldova	Romania	World
2023	71.2	75.9	73.2
2022	71.6	75.3	72.6
2021	69	72.7	70.9
2020	69.9	74.1	71.9
2019	70.2	75.3	72.6
2018	70.2	75.1	72.4
2017	70.4	75	72.1
2016	70.2	75	71.9
2015	70.1	74.7	71.6
2014	70.2	74.8	71.4
2013	70.3	74.9	71.1
2012	70.3	74.3	70.8
2011	70.2	74.3	70.4
2010	69.9	73.6	70.1
2009	69.4	73.5	69.7
2008	69	73.2	69.3
2007	68.7	72.8	69
2006	68.4	72.2	68.6
2005	68.2	71.6	68.1
2004	68	71.1	67.7
2003	67.9	70.8	67.4
2002	67.8	70.8	67.1
2001	67.7	71.1	66.8
2000	67.5	71.2	66.4
1999	67.2	70.6	66
1998	66.8	69.9	65.7
1997	66.5	69.1	65.5
1996	66.3	68.8	65.2
1995	66.2	69.3	64.9
1994	66.3	69.3	64.3
1993	66.7	69.5	64.4
1992	66.8	69.5	64.3
1991	67.6	70.1	64.1
1990	67.9	69.8	64
1989	68.2	69.6	63.8
1988	68.2	69.4	63.4
1987	67.9	69.1	63.2
1986	67.4	69.7	62.7
1985	66.9	69.4	62.2
1984	66.4	69.9	61.9
1983	66.2	69.8	61.5
1982	65.9	69.8	61.3
1981	65.6	69.5	60.9
1980	65.2	69.3	60.5
1979	64.8	69.5	60.2
1978	64.5	69.8	59.5
1977	64.2	69.5	59.2
1976	64	69.9	58.6
1975	63.7	69.6	58.3
1974	63.4	69.5	58.1
1973	63.2	68.7	57.7
1972	62.9	69	57.2
1971	62.7	68.4	56
1970	62.4	67.9	56.3
1969	62.2	67.2	56
1968	62	68	55.6
1967	61.8	68.1	55.1
1966	61.6	68.2	54.6
1965	61.3	68.4	54
1964	61	68.4	54.3
1963	60.6	67.8	53.7
1962	60.3	67.2	53.2
1961	59.9	66.4	50.4
1960	59.4	65.6	47.8
1959	59	64.9	49.6
1958	58.5	64.4	51.6
1957	58	64	51.1
1956	57.4	63.6	50.7
1955	56.9	63.3	50.2
1954	56.3	63	49.7
1953	55.7	62.5	48.8
1952	55.1	61.8	48.2
1951	54.5	61.2	47.1
1950	54	60.5	46.4
1932	–	42	–

12.3Estimates, Our World in Data

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Moldova	Romania	World
2024	71.370–72.7	76.175–77.1	73.3
2025	71.569.6–73.3	76.374.7–77.7	73.5
2026	71.669.3–73.7	76.474.4–78.2	73.8
2027	71.769.1–74.2	76.674.3–78.7	73.9
2028	71.969–74.7	76.774.2–79.1	74.1
2029	7268.9–75.1	76.974.1–79.5	74.2
2030	72.268.8–75.3	7774.1–79.7	74.4
2031	72.368.7–75.7	77.273.9–80.1	74.5
2032	72.468.4–75.9	77.373.9–80.4	74.7
2033	72.668.5–76.3	77.573.9–80.7	74.8
2034	72.768.5–76.7	77.673.9–80.9	75
2035	72.968.5–76.8	77.873.8–81.1	75.1
2036	7368.4–77.2	77.973.8–81.4	75.3
2037	73.168.4–77.5	78.173.8–81.7	75.4
2038	73.368.2–77.9	78.273.6–82.1	75.5
2039	73.468.1–78.1	78.473.8–82.3	75.7
2040	73.668.1–78.5	78.673.7–82.5	75.8
2041	73.768.2–78.6	78.773.6–82.9	75.9
2042	73.968.1–78.8	78.973.8–83.1	76.1
2043	7468.1–79.1	7973.8–83.3	76.2
2044	74.168.1–79.2	79.273.9–83.5	76.3
2045	74.368.2–79.4	79.373.8–83.6	76.5
2046	74.468.3–79.8	79.573.9–83.9	76.6
2047	74.668.3–80.1	79.674–84.1	76.7
2048	74.768.3–80.5	79.874.1–84.6	76.8
2049	74.968.2–80.5	79.974.1–84.7	76.9
2050	7568.1–80.8	80.174–85	77
2051	75.267.7–81	80.274.3–85.1	77.1
2052	75.367.9–81.5	80.474.3–85.3	77.2
2053	75.467.9–81.6	80.674.4–85.4	77.3
2054	75.667.8–81.8	80.774.2–85.7	77.4
2055	75.768.1–82.1	80.974.3–85.8	77.6
2056	75.968–82.1	8174.3–85.8	77.7
2057	7668.1–82.3	81.274.3–86.1	77.8
2058	76.168.1–82.5	81.374.5–86.2	77.9
2059	76.368.1–82.8	81.574.4–86.3	78
2060	76.468.1–83.1	81.674.4–86.3	78.1
2061	76.668.2–83.4	81.874.5–86.7	78.2
2062	76.768.3–83.7	81.974.4–86.9	78.3
2063	76.968.3–83.8	82.174.4–87	78.4
2064	7768.4–83.8	82.274.7–87.3	78.5
2065	77.168.3–84	82.474.6–87.4	78.6
2066	77.368.2–84.3	82.574.7–87.8	78.7
2067	77.468–84.3	82.674.8–88.1	78.8
2068	77.668.1–84.5	82.874.8–88.3	78.9
2069	77.768.3–84.6	82.974.7–88.5	79
2070	77.868.3–84.9	83.175.1–88.7	79.1
2071	7868.2–85	83.275.1–88.9	79.2
2072	78.168–85	83.375.2–89.2	79.3
2073	78.368.2–85.2	83.575.2–89.2	79.4
2074	78.468.3–85.4	83.675.4–89.3	79.4
2075	78.668.2–85.6	83.875.4–89.6	79.5
2076	78.768.3–85.7	83.975.6–89.8	79.6
2077	78.868.4–85.8	8475.7–90	79.7
2078	7968.2–86.2	84.276–90	79.8
2079	79.168.4–86.2	84.376–90.4	79.9
2080	79.368–86.5	84.476–90.5	80
2081	79.468.2–86.8	84.675.9–90.7	80.1
2082	79.568.2–87	84.776–90.8	80.2
2083	79.768.5–87.1	84.876.3–91.1	80.3
2084	79.868.3–87.3	84.976.5–91.4	80.3
2085	79.968.4–87.4	85.176.8–91.6	80.4
2086	80.168.5–87.6	85.276.8–91.6	80.5
2087	80.268.2–87.6	85.376.9–91.7	80.6
2088	80.368.4–87.9	85.477.1–91.9	80.7
2089	80.568.4–88.1	85.677–92.2	80.8
2090	80.668.7–88.2	85.777.1–92.4	80.9
2091	80.768.7–88.5	85.877.3–92.5	81
2092	80.968.6–88.7	8677.5–92.7	81
2093	8169.1–88.6	86.177.6–92.7	81.1
2094	81.169.2–88.9	86.278–93	81.2
2095	81.369.5–89	86.377.8–93	81.3
2096	81.469.2–88.9	86.478–93.3	81.4
2097	81.569.3–89.2	86.678.1–93.4	81.5
2098	81.769.5–89.2	86.778.4–93.5	81.6
2099	81.869.6–89.5	86.878.4–93.8	81.7
2100	81.969.6–89.7	86.978.3–93.9	81.7

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How long a newborn would live on average if the year’s death rates held all its life.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
Before 1950: Our World in Data, long-run life expectancy.
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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