Moldova vs Romania
Moldova vs Romania: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 13.6 per 100,000 people in Moldova and 9.2 per 100,000 people in Romania, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Moldova, by 4.5 per 100,000 people, or 1.49 times that in Romania.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Moldova has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Moldova ranked 37 and Romania ranked 101 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 10 per 100,000 people in 2017.
Every year
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
| Year | Moldova | Romania | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.6 | 9.2 | 10 |
| 2016 | 14.1 | 9.1 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 14.6 | 9.3 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 14.5 | 9.5 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 14.2 | 9.7 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 14.7 | 9.9 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 15.5 | 9.9 | 11 |
| 2010 | 17.4 | 10.8 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 17.6 | 10.8 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 17.3 | 10.6 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 17.5 | 10.2 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 18.1 | 10.3 | 12 |
| 2005 | 18.5 | 10.5 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 17.5 | 10.7 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 16.9 | 11.2 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 16.7 | 11.3 | 13 |
| 2001 | 16.8 | 11 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 16.9 | 10.6 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 16.8 | 10.6 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 16.5 | 11 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 17.3 | 11.6 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 19.4 | 11.5 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 20.8 | 11.1 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 20 | 10.7 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 17.7 | 10.4 | 16 |
| 1992 | 17.2 | 10.1 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 18 | 9.4 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 17.4 | 9.5 | 15.4 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Deaths by suicide in a year, per 100,000 people.
- Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2017, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Moldova vs Romania
Health
- Life expectancyMoldova: 71.2 years in 2023Romania: 75.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMoldova: 1.7 per 100 live births in 2024Romania: 0.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMoldova: 11.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Romania: 4.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterMoldova: 75.2% in 2022Romania: 82.1% in 2022
- DepressionMoldova: 3.43% in 2017Romania: 2.36% in 2017
People
- PopulationMoldova: 3.07 million people in 2023Romania: 19.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthMoldova: -0.89% a year in 2023Romania: -0.53% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMoldova: 1.73 births per woman in 2023Romania: 1.71 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMoldova: 43.7% in 2025Romania: 52.2% in 2025
- Median ageMoldova: 37.8 years in 2023Romania: 42.6 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMoldova: 15.6% in 2023Romania: 19.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateMoldova: -6.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Romania: -1.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMoldova: 0.56% of GDP in 2025Romania: 2.28% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsMoldova: $103M in 2025Romania: $8.81B in 2025
- Military spending per personMoldova: $38 in 2025Romania: $513 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMoldova: 1.4% of government spending in 2025Romania: 5.6% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMoldova: 6,000 people in 2020Romania: 128,000 people in 2020
- National powerMoldova: 0.02% of world capability in 2022Romania: 0.23% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMoldova: 0.41% of the labour force in 2020Romania: 1.52% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMoldova: 5 million TIV in 2025Romania: 421 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsMoldova: 12 million TIV in 2011Romania: 132 million TIV in 2025