Mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births fell 2.03% to 14.5 in Moldova in 2020, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births in Moldova reached an all time high of 64.8 in 1971 and an all time low of 14.5 in 2020. When compared to Moldova's main peers, mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births in Bulgaria amounted to 6.10, 6.90 in Romania, 5.40 in Russia and 8.10 in Ukraine in 2020.
Moldova has been ranked 89th within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births, 11 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Mortality Rate, Under 5 Years (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 | 8.70 | 8.20 | 7.70 | 7.30 | 7.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| China | 11.6 | 10.7 | 9.90 | 9.20 | 8.50 | |||||||||||||||||
| Germany | 4.00 | 3.90 | 3.90 | 3.90 | 3.80 | |||||||||||||||||
| Greece | 4.30 | 4.40 | 4.40 | 4.30 | 4.20 | |||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | 5.40 | 5.10 | 4.70 | 4.40 | 4.20 | |||||||||||||||||
| Japan | 2.80 | 2.70 | 2.70 | 2.60 | 2.60 | |||||||||||||||||
| Moldova | 16.0 | 15.8 | 15.5 | 15.3 | 15.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Poland | 5.00 | 4.90 | 4.70 | 4.60 | 4.50 | |||||||||||||||||
| Romania | 9.90 | 9.20 | 8.50 | 7.90 | 7.40 | |||||||||||||||||
| Russia | 8.90 | 8.20 | 7.50 | 6.90 | 6.30 | |||||||||||||||||
| Serbia | 6.60 | 6.30 | 6.00 | 5.90 | 5.80 | |||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | 13.8 | 13.0 | 12.1 | 11.4 | 10.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| USA | 6.90 | 6.80 | 6.70 | 6.60 | 6.50 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ukraine | 9.80 | 9.50 | 9.20 | 8.90 | 8.60 |
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