Infant mortality per 1,000 live births fell 1.55% to 12.7 in Moldova in 2019, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, infant mortality per 1,000 live births in Moldova reached an all time high of 49.5 in 1971 and an all time low of 12.7 in 2019. When compared to Moldova's main peers, infant mortality per 1,000 live births in Bulgaria amounted to 5.50, 5.80 in Romania, 4.70 in Russia and 7.20 in Ukraine in 2019.
Moldova has been ranked 92nd within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of infant mortality per 1,000 live births, 9 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Infant Mortality (Per 1,000 Live Births) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Bulgaria | 7.30 | 6.90 | 6.50 | 6.10 | 5.80 | |||||||||||||||||
| China | 9.00 | 8.30 | 7.60 | 7.00 | 6.40 | |||||||||||||||||
| Germany | 3.30 | 3.30 | 3.30 | 3.30 | 3.20 | |||||||||||||||||
| Greece | 3.70 | 3.80 | 3.90 | 3.80 | 3.70 | |||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | 4.50 | 4.20 | 4.00 | 3.70 | 3.50 | |||||||||||||||||
| Japan | 2.10 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 1.90 | 1.90 | |||||||||||||||||
| Moldova | 13.7 | 13.6 | 13.3 | 13.1 | 12.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Poland | 4.30 | 4.20 | 4.10 | 4.00 | 3.90 | |||||||||||||||||
| Romania | 8.30 | 7.70 | 7.00 | 6.50 | 6.10 | |||||||||||||||||
| Russia | 7.20 | 6.60 | 6.10 | 5.50 | 5.10 | |||||||||||||||||
| Serbia | 5.70 | 5.40 | 5.20 | 5.10 | 5.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | 11.9 | 11.1 | 10.5 | 9.80 | 9.20 | |||||||||||||||||
| USA | 5.90 | 5.80 | 5.70 | 5.70 | 5.60 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ukraine | 8.40 | 8.10 | 7.90 | 7.60 | 7.40 |
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