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Topic 05 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Moldova: Health & Wellbeing
How long, and how well fed, do people live?
Moldova is placed 128th of 200 countries on health & wellbeing in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: Life Expectancy at Birth 71.2 (2023); Under-Five Mortality Rate 16.46 (2024).
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Health & Wellbeing
128th
of 200 countries placed
Placed from 3 of 4 key statistics
- 71.2Life Expectancy at Birth, 2023Years a newborn would live at current death rates
- 16.46Under-Five Mortality Rate, 2024Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births)
- —Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five, 2024No reading for this country
- 6Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity, 2024Population in severe food insecurity (%)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Moldova on health & wellbeing — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 1 of 4
Life Expectancy at Birth
UN DESA Population Division
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
71.2
Years a newborn would live at current death rates
Higher is better
Moldova: 71.2. Across the 222 countries in this edition, values run from 54.46 (Nigeria) to 86.37 (Monaco); the world median is 74.63.
- World median
- 74.63
- Best in Eastern Europe
- 79.83 Czechia
- Land neighbours
- Romania 75.94 · Ukraine 73.42
Key 2 of 4
Under-Five Mortality Rate
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
16.46
Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births)
Lower is better
Moldova: 16.46. Across the 200 countries in this edition, values run from 1.26 (San Marino) to 115.65 (Nigeria); the world median is 14.54.
- World median
- 14.54
- Best in Eastern Europe
- 2.331 Belarus
- Land neighbours
- Romania 7.311 · Ukraine 7.888
Key 3 of 4
Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five
UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates)
Latest reading per country, 2014–2024 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
No reading
Children under 5 who are stunted (%)
Lower is better
UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates) publishes no reading from 2014–2024 for Moldova, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 162 countries at their latest reading, values run from 0.518 (Latvia) to 52.8 (Burundi); the world median is 13.8.
- World median
- 13.8
- Best in Eastern Europe
- 1.046 Poland
- Land neighbours
- Romania 12.83 · Ukraine 22.85
Key 4 of 4
Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
6
Population in severe food insecurity (%)
Lower is better
Moldova: 6. Across the 125 countries in this edition, values run from 0.6 (Brazil) to 62.9 (South Sudan); the world median is 4.9.
- World median
- 4.9
- Best in Eastern Europe
- 1.3 Slovakia
- Land neighbours
- Romania 5.3 · Ukraine 5.4
02Over time
Which way Moldova is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Life Expectancy at Birth
Years a newborn would live at current death rates · higher is better
MoldovaWorld median
Moldova rose from 67.46 in 2000 to 71.2 in 2023; the world median went from 70.68 to 74.63.
Every year’s figures
Year Moldova World median 2023 71.199 74.630 2022 71.547 74.313 2021 68.991 72.433 2020 69.914 73.063 2019 70.181 74.196 2018 70.236 74.081 2017 70.375 74.029 2016 70.179 74.013 2015 70.118 73.783 2014 70.241 73.330 2013 70.291 73.386 2012 70.344 73.210 2011 70.173 73.003 2010 69.876 72.827 2009 69.406 72.426 2008 69.000 72.264 2007 68.674 72.113 2006 68.423 72.027 2005 68.197 71.876 2004 68.017 71.477 2003 67.900 71.409 2002 67.793 71.173 2001 67.673 70.926 2000 67.462 70.678 Under-Five Mortality Rate
Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births) · lower is better
MoldovaWorld median
Moldova fell from 31.36 in 2000 to 16.46 in 2024; the world median went from 30.43 to 14.54.
Every year’s figures
Year Moldova World median 2024 16.460 14.5 2023 16.200 15.2 2022 16.033 14.7 2021 15.819 15.1 2020 15.645 15.3 2019 15.503 15.7 2018 15.426 16.3 2017 15.392 16.8 2016 15.475 17.5 2015 15.595 17.9 2014 15.758 18.3 2013 15.956 18.7 2012 16.198 18.8 2011 16.490 19.0 2010 16.826 19.2 2009 17.218 20.8 2008 17.667 20.7 2007 18.217 21.8 2006 18.978 22.8 2005 20.072 24.0 2004 21.540 25.9 2003 23.442 26.9 2002 25.802 28.0 2001 28.504 29.1 2000 31.358 30.4 Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity
Population in severe food insecurity (%) · lower is better
MoldovaWorld median
Moldova rose from 1.6 in 2015 to 6 in 2024; the world median went from 3.4 to 4.9.
Every year’s figures
Year Moldova World median 2024 6.0 4.9 2023 5.4 4.7 2022 5.3 5.4 2021 4.8 5.7 2020 4.9 5.6 2019 4.5 5.0 2018 4.0 4.2 2017 2.9 4.0 2016 2.2 3.4 2015 1.6 3.4
03In context
Moldova beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 200 countries on health & wellbeing, never a place within the region.
Moldova and the countries it borders
Standing among all 200; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Life Expectancy at BirthYears a newborn would live at current death rates | Under-Five Mortality RateDeaths before age five (per 1,000 live births) | Stunting Prevalence in Children Under FiveChildren under 5 who are stunted (%) | Prevalence of Severe Food InsecurityPopulation in severe food insecurity (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Romania | 85th | 75.94 | 7.311 | 12.83 | 5.3 |
 Ukraine | 97th | 73.42 | 7.888 | 22.85 | 5.4 |
| Moldova | 128th | 71.2 | 16.46 | 6.41 | 6 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Eastern Europe
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 200.
Placed either side on health & wellbeing
The countries immediately above and below Moldova in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Moldova is ahead of the world, and behind
51 more statistics filed under health & wellbeing, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median27
Statistics on which Moldova does better than the middle country measured.
Coefficient of Variation of Habitual Caloric ConsumptionFAO · 2024 · world median 0.250.20.25▼ Worsened since 2014
Moldova: 0.2 · world median 0.25 · Coefficient of variation of habitual calorie consumption across the population (standard deviation ÷ mean). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.17 to 0.4; lower is better.
Severe Child Food Poverty, Children Aged 6–23 MonthsUNICEF · 2024 · world median 21.266.16521.26No earlier reading
Moldova: 6.165 · world median 21.26 · Children aged 6-23 months fed from at most 2 of 8 food groups (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.169 to 63.08; lower is better.
Position 103rd of 113 · derived, 1st = worst.
Minimum Dietary Diversity, Children Aged 6–23 MonthsUNICEF · 2025 · world median 37.5769.737.57No earlier reading
Moldova: 69.7 · world median 37.57 · Children aged 6-23 months fed from at least 5 of 8 food groups (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 8.089 to 85.88; higher is better.
Position 13th of 115 · derived.
Fruit Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 84.83148.2584.83▲ Improved since 2013
Moldova: 148.25 · world median 84.83 · Fruit available as food, excluding wine (kg per person per year). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 4.27 to 379.63; higher is better.
Antenatal Care Coverage, At Least Four VisitsUNICEF · 2025 · world median 8195.481No earlier reading
Moldova: 95.4 · world median 81 · Women with a live birth who had 4+ antenatal visits (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 22.6 to 100; higher is better.
Position 20th of 153 · derived.
INFORM Severity IndexACAPS · 2025 · world median 3.12.13.1▲ Improved since 2022
Moldova: 2.1 · world median 3.1 · INFORM Severity (1–5, most severe crisis). ACAPS, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.3 to 4.7; lower is better.
Position 69th of 81 · derived, 1st = worst.
Prevalence of UndernourishmentFAO · 2023 · world median 5.22.55.2▲ Improved since 2013
Moldova: 2.5 · world median 5.2 · Population undernourished (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2.5 to 54.2; lower is better.
Position 104th of 104 · derived, 1st = worst.
Low Birthweight PrevalenceUNICEF and WHO (Joint Low Birthweight Estimates) · 2020 · world median 10.216.4710.21No real change since 2010
Moldova: 6.47 · world median 10.21 · Live births weighing under 2,500 g (%). UNICEF and WHO (Joint Low Birthweight Estimates), 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 3.993 to 27.44; lower is better.
Position 128th of 158 · derived, 1st = worst.
Care-Seeking for Children with Symptoms of PneumoniaUNICEF · 2024 · world median 67.779.267.7No earlier reading
Moldova: 79.2 · world median 67.7 · Children under 5 with pneumonia symptoms taken to a health provider (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 14 to 99.1; higher is better.
Position 31st of 127 · derived.
Gender Inequality IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.3510.1460.351▲ Improved since 2013
Moldova: 0.146 · world median 0.351 · GII (0 = full equality, 1 = maximum inequality). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.003 to 0.838; lower is better.
Ranked 42nd of 172 by UNDP Human Development Report Office.
Wasting Prevalence in Children Under FiveUNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates) · 2024 · world median 3.5461.9133.546No earlier reading
Moldova: 1.913 · world median 3.546 · Children under 5 who are wasted (%). UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.1 to 22.74; lower is better.
Position 121st of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
Overweight Prevalence in Children Under FiveUNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates) · 2024 · world median 5.54.0645.5▲ Improved since 2014
Moldova: 4.064 · world median 5.5 · Children under 5 who are overweight (%). UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.623 to 26.43; lower is better.
Position 119th of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
Institutional DeliveriesUNICEF · 2025 · world median 96.998.996.9No earlier reading
Moldova: 98.9 · world median 96.9 · Live births delivered in a health facility (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 11.5 to 100; higher is better.
Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy DietFAO · 2025 · world median 26.411.426.4▼ Worsened since 2017
Moldova: 11.4 · world median 26.4 · Share of the population unable to afford a healthy diet (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.6 to 93.9; lower is better.
Position 99th of 145 · derived, 1st = worst.
PM2.5 Air Pollution ExposureAtmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis · 2023 · world median 14.451114.45▲ Improved since 2013
Moldova: 11 · world median 14.45 · Population-weighted PM2.5 concentration (µg/m³). Atmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2.5 to 68.2; lower is better.
Position 148th of 220 · derived, 1st = worst.
Early Initiation of BreastfeedingUNICEF · 2024 · world median 52.9560.9252.95No earlier reading
Moldova: 60.92 · world median 52.95 · Newborns put to the breast within one hour of birth (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 7.749 to 93.1; higher is better.
Position 46th of 136 · derived.
Maternal Mortality RatioMMEIG · 2023 · world median 46.6518.6846.65▼ Worsened since 2013
Moldova: 18.68 · world median 46.65 · Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.11 to 992.83; lower is better.
Position 125th of 195 · derived, 1st = worst.
Share of Dietary Energy Supply from Cereals, Roots and TubersFAO · 2022 · world median 413741▼ Worsened since 2012
Moldova: 37 · world median 41 · Share of dietary energy supply from cereals, roots and tubers (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 21 to 82; lower is better.
Births Attended by Skilled Health StaffUNICEF and WHO (Joint Database on Skilled Birth Attendance) · 2023 · world median 99.399.699.3▼ Worsened since 2013
Moldova: 99.6 · world median 99.3 · Births attended by skilled health staff (%). UNICEF and WHO (Joint Database on Skilled Birth Attendance), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 60.9 to 100; higher is better.
Position 34th of 84 · derived.
Mortality Rate, Ages 5–14UN IGME · 2024 · world median 2.8582.152.858No real change since 2014
Moldova: 2.15 · world median 2.858 · Deaths between ages 5 and 14 (per 1,000 children aged 5). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.392 to 59.04; lower is better.
Position 118th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Vegetable Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 102.69118.47102.69▲ Improved since 2013
Moldova: 118.47 · world median 102.69 · Vegetables available as food (kg per person per year). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 6.89 to 412.72; higher is better.
Adolescent Birth Rate (Ages 15–19)UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 27.4623.0427.46▼ Worsened since 2013
Moldova: 23.04 · world median 27.46 · Live births per 1,000 women aged 15–19. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.465 to 163.09; lower is better.
Position 125th of 222 · derived, 1st = worst.
Human Development IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.7620.7850.762No real change since 2013
Moldova: 0.785 · world median 0.762 · HDI score (0–1). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.388 to 0.972; higher is better.
Ranked 86th of 193 by UNDP Human Development Report Office.
Human Capital IndexWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 0.5640.5840.564▲ Improved since 2010
Moldova: 0.584 · world median 0.564 · HCI score (0–1). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 0.292 to 0.879; higher is better.
Position 79th of 172 · derived.
Dietary Energy SupplyFAO · 2024 · world median 2,9823,0192,982▲ Improved since 2014
Moldova: 3,019 · world median 2,982 · Dietary energy supply (kcal per person per day). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1,757 to 3,962; higher is better.
Position 73rd of 155 · derived.
Stillbirth RateUN IGME · 2023 · world median 8.1637.6428.163No real change since 2013
Moldova: 7.642 · world median 8.163 · Stillbirths (per 1,000 total births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.18 to 34.9; lower is better.
Position 106th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Days Above 35°CECMWF · 2025 · world median 3.482.843.48▲ Improved since 2015
Moldova: 2.84 · world median 3.48 · Days a year with a maximum temperature above 35°C, averaged over the country’s land. World Bank Group (Climate Change Knowledge Portal), from Copernicus ERA5 (ECMWF), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 222.89; lower is better.
Behind the world median13
Statistics on which Moldova does worse than the middle country measured.
Prevalence of Moderate or Severe Food InsecurityFAO · 2024 · world median 20.926.420.9No real change since 2015
Moldova: 26.4 · world median 20.9 · Population in moderate or severe food insecurity (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 88.8; lower is better.
Position 60th of 135 · derived, 1st = worst.
Infant Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 12.2615.112.26▼ Worsened since 2014
Moldova: 15.1 · world median 12.26 · Deaths before age one (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.214 to 71.87; lower is better.
Position 85th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern MethodsUN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 71.2564.271.25▼ Worsened since 2013
Moldova: 64.2 · world median 71.25 · Share of women aged 15–49 wanting to avoid pregnancy who use a modern method (%). UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 8.4 to 92.4; higher is better.
Position 115th of 196 · derived.
Exclusive Breastfeeding Under Six MonthsUNICEF · 2024 · world median 40.7436.3740.74No earlier reading
Moldova: 36.37 · world median 40.74 · Infants under 6 months exclusively breastfed (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 3.497 to 83.3; higher is better.
Position 82nd of 136 · derived.
Neonatal Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 8.13412.338.134▼ Worsened since 2014
Moldova: 12.33 · world median 8.134 · Deaths in the first 28 days (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.544 to 39.47; lower is better.
Position 73rd of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Life Expectancy at Age 65UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 16.3914.716.39▼ Worsened since 2013
Moldova: 14.7 · world median 16.39 · Further years a 65-year-old would live at current death rates. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 12.13 to 23.21; higher is better.
Position 153rd of 222 · derived.
HPV Vaccination Coverage, GirlsWUENIC · 2025 · world median 65.54365.5▼ Worsened since 2018
Moldova: 43 · world median 65.5 · Girls in the target group given the final dose of HPV vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 99; higher is better.
Adult Mortality (Probability of Dying Between 15 and 60)UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 133.7193.22133.7▼ Worsened since 2013
Moldova: 193.22 · world median 133.7 · Deaths before age 60 per 1,000 people alive at 15, at that year's death rates. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 25.15 to 415.44; lower is better.
Position 58th of 222 · derived, 1st = worst.
Immunisation Coverage, Measles First Dose (MCV1)WUENIC · 2025 · world median 907990▼ Worsened since 2015
Moldova: 79 · world median 90 · Infants given a first dose of measles vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 13 to 99; higher is better.
Immunisation Coverage, DTP3WUENIC · 2025 · world median 918291▼ Worsened since 2015
Moldova: 82 · world median 91 · Infants given a third dose of DTP vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 39 to 99; higher is better.
Fatal Occupational InjuriesILO · 2023 · world median 2.00542.005▼ Worsened since 2013
Moldova: 4 · world median 2.005 · Fatal occupational injuries per 100,000 workers. International Labour Organization (ILO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.12 to 8.409; lower is better.
Excess Mortality During the COVID-19 PandemicAriel Karlinsky and Dmitry Kobak (World Mortality Dataset) · 2026 · world median 272.35602.5272.35No earlier reading
Moldova: 602.5 · world median 272.35 · Excess deaths per 100,000 people, March 2020 to the end of each country's data (at most December 2023). Ariel Karlinsky and Dmitry Kobak (World Mortality Dataset), 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from -264.9 to 1,013; lower is better.
Agreement That Vaccines Are SafeWellcome Trust · 2018 · world median 77.6544.3477.65No earlier reading
Moldova: 44.34 · world median 77.65 · People aged 15+ who agree that vaccines are safe (% of those who had heard of vaccines). Wellcome Trust, 2018 edition, data for 2018.
Published values in that edition run from 29.29 to 97.91; higher is better.
Position 139th of 144 · derived.
Level with the median, or no median to compare1
Oral Rehydration Salts for Children with DiarrhoeaUNICEF · 2024 · world median 41.541.541.5No earlier reading
Moldova: 41.5 · world median 41.5 · Children under 5 with diarrhoea given oral rehydration salts (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 9.9 to 95.4; higher is better.
Position 64th of 127 · derived.
No better end10
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Catastrophic Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingWorld Bank Group · 2019 · world median 6.8818.686.88No earlier reading
Moldova: 18.68 · world median 6.88 · Population in households spending more than 10% of their budget on health out of pocket (%). World Bank Group, 2019 edition, data for 2019.
Published values in that edition run from 0.133 to 31.21.
Caesarean Section RateUNICEF · 2025 · world median 20.653120.65No earlier reading
Moldova: 31 · world median 20.65 · Live births delivered by caesarean section (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.6 to 72.2.
Contraceptive Prevalence (Any Method)UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 41.2548.541.25Moved since 2013
Moldova: 48.5 · world median 41.25 · Share of all women aged 15–49 using any contraceptive method (%). UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 6.6 to 78.7.
Pesticide Use per HectareFAO · 2024 · world median 1.733.361.73Moved since 2014
Moldova: 3.36 · world median 1.73 · Pesticide use (kg per hectare of cropland). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 37.72.
Position 67th of 178 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Fish and Seafood Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 16.1719.4816.17Moved since 2013
Moldova: 19.48 · world median 16.17 · Fish and seafood available as food (kg per person per year, live-weight equivalent). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.38 to 83.81.
Modern Contraceptive PrevalenceUN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 35.438.935.4No real change since 2013
Moldova: 38.9 · world median 35.4 · Share of all women aged 15–49 using a modern contraceptive method (%). UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2 to 73.8.
Adults Who Have Been Too Anxious or Depressed to Carry OnWellcome Trust · 2020 · world median 20.0518.6520.05No earlier reading
Moldova: 18.65 · world median 20.05 · People aged 15+ who have ever been too anxious or depressed to continue their usual activities for two weeks or more (%). Wellcome Trust, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 2.934 to 49.35.
Average Weekly Hours WorkedILO · 2025 · world median 38.8937.3238.89Moved since 2015
Moldova: 37.32 · world median 38.89 · Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person. International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 23.64 to 54.7.
Position 113th of 182 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Meat Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 57.8340.557.83Moved since 2013
Moldova: 40.5 · world median 57.83 · Meat available as food (kg per person per year, carcass weight). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 3.49 to 156.95.
Cost of a Healthy DietFAO · 2025 · world median 4.553.814.55Moved since 2017
Moldova: 3.81 · world median 4.55 · Cost of the cheapest locally available healthy diet, PPP dollars per person per day. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.66 to 8.27.
No current reading for Moldova
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05Country Index 2026
Health & Wellbeing among Moldova’s 16 topics
Health & Wellbeing is Moldova’s 14th best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Education & Knowledge7th of 1984/4 keys
- Work & Labour11th of 1824/4 keys
- Gender & Equalityjoint 15th of 1834/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality18th of 1593/3 keys
- Governance & Institutions47th of 1944/4 keys
- Digital & Technology51st of 1984/4 keys
- Peace & Security67th of 1774/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainabilityjoint 73rd of 1863/4 keys
- Food & Agriculturejoint 73rd of 1844/4 keys
- Risk & Resiliencejoint 78th of 1934/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital84th of 1963/3 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties86th of 1984/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation98th of 1764/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing128th of 2003/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade138th of 1772/4 keys
- Energy134th of 1653/3 keys
06The top of the list
Who leads on health & wellbeing
The three countries placed highest of 200, and the leaders Moldova can most readily be measured against.
1
San MarinoSouthern Europe
1st of 200 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Matl derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
2
MonacoWestern Europe
2nd of 200 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Martin Weber derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
AndorraSouthern Europe
3rd of 200 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Tiia Monto derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest placed on all 4 keys
South Korea5th4/4 keysHighest in Europe
San Marino1st2/4 keysHighest in Eastern Europe
Poland20th3/4 keysThis page
Moldova128th3/4 keys
Positions out of 200 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Moldova and health & wellbeing
On health & wellbeing
Global Hunger Index 2025: Countries with the Most Alarming Hunger Crisis
Thirteen countries scored across four editions — 2000, 2008, 2016 and 2025 — and five the report could not score at all. DR Congo and South Sudan share 121st place on 37.5.
On health & wellbeing
World Happiness Report 2025: Finland Leads Again as the US and UK Face Major Declines
The ten highest life evaluations of 2025, drawn on a world map, and the six things the report uses to explain them. Costa Rica and Mexico are the only two outside Europe and the Middle East.
08Questions
Moldova on health & wellbeing: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Moldova rank on health & wellbeing?
Moldova is placed 128th of 200 countries on Health & Wellbeing in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics (Life Expectancy at Birth, Under-Five Mortality Rate and Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Life Expectancy at Birth figure for Moldova?
71.2 in 2023 (years a newborn would live at current death rates), according to UN DESA Population Division. The world median in the same edition was 74.63.
What is the latest Under-Five Mortality Rate figure for Moldova?
16.46 in 2024 (deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births)), according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME). The world median in the same edition was 14.54.
How does Moldova compare with Ukraine on health & wellbeing?
Ukraine is placed 97th of 200, and Moldova 128th. Life Expectancy at Birth: Ukraine 73.42, Moldova 71.2; Under-Five Mortality Rate: Ukraine 7.888, Moldova 16.46; Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity: Ukraine 5.4, Moldova 6.
How have Moldova’s health & wellbeing figures changed?
Life Expectancy at Birth rose from 67.46 in 2000 to 71.2 in 2023; Under-Five Mortality Rate fell from 31.36 in 2000 to 16.46 in 2024; Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity rose from 1.6 in 2015 to 6 in 2024.
Which health & wellbeing statistics are missing for Moldova?
No current reading is published for Moldova on Children with Functional Difficulties, Female Genital Mutilation Prevalence, Global Multidimensional Poverty Index, Global Report on Food Crises, Insecticide-Treated Net Use, Malaria Incidence (P. falciparum), Malaria Incidence (P. vivax), Malaria Mortality (P. falciparum), Postnatal Care for Newborns Within Two Days and Violent Discipline of Children. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Health spending, hospital beds and doctors per person are not measured, because more of any of them does not guarantee better outcomes. Mental health and self-reported happiness are not part of this topic. Food supply per person is measured under Food & Agriculture. Maternal mortality and many other indicators are published here as context; maternal mortality is a key in Development & Human Capital instead.
How the Health & Wellbeing standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The health & wellbeing method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Life Expectancy at Birth — UN DESA Population Division, CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Under-Five Mortality Rate — UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five — UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity — Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), CC BY 4.0
The other 51 statistics on this page come from 17 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Moldova’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Moldova (banner) — User:Zserghei derivative work: Jjtkk, Public domain
- San Marino — Matl derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Monaco — Martin Weber derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Andorra — Tiia Monto derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Moldova: Health & Wellbeing — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/moldova/health