Moldova - Cause of death

Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions (% of total)

Definition: Cause of death refers to the share of all deaths for all ages by underlying causes. Communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions include infectious and parasitic diseases, respiratory infections, and nutritional deficiencies such as underweight and stunting.

Source: Derived based on the data from WHO's Global Health Estimates.

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Year Value
2000 5.36
2010 4.82
2015 4.79
2019 4.47

Cause of death, by injury (% of total)

Definition: Cause of death refers to the share of all deaths for all ages by underlying causes. Injuries include unintentional and intentional injuries.

Source: Derived based on the data from WHO's Global Health Estimates.

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Year Value
2000 7.80
2010 8.01
2015 6.47
2019 6.05

Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases (% of total)

Definition: Cause of death refers to the share of all deaths for all ages by underlying causes. Non-communicable diseases include cancer, diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular diseases, digestive diseases, skin diseases, musculoskeletal diseases, and congenital anomalies.

Source: Derived based on the data from WHO's Global Health Estimates.

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Year Value
2000 86.83
2010 87.17
2015 88.73
2019 89.48

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, female (%)

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, female (%) in Moldova was 15.70 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 26.40 in 2000, while its lowest value was 15.70 in 2019.

Definition: Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD is the percent of 30-year-old-people who would die before their 70th birthday from any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease, assuming that s/he would experience current mortality rates at every age and s/he would not die from any other cause of death (e.g., injuries or HIV/AIDS).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 26.40
2001 24.60
2002 25.70
2003 25.60
2004 24.30
2005 25.10
2006 24.40
2007 23.40
2008 22.40
2009 22.30
2010 22.20
2011 19.90
2012 18.90
2013 18.30
2014 17.90
2015 18.60
2016 18.00
2017 16.20
2018 16.40
2019 15.70

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, male (%)

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, male (%) in Moldova was 33.80 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 40.80 in 2005, while its lowest value was 33.20 in 2013.

Definition: Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD is the percent of 30-year-old-people who would die before their 70th birthday from any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease, assuming that s/he would experience current mortality rates at every age and s/he would not die from any other cause of death (e.g., injuries or HIV/AIDS).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 40.80
2001 38.60
2002 39.40
2003 39.60
2004 39.70
2005 40.80
2006 39.40
2007 38.10
2008 37.20
2009 38.00
2010 38.50
2011 35.20
2012 34.60
2013 33.20
2014 34.40
2015 35.50
2016 34.80
2017 33.80
2018 33.80
2019 33.80

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70 (%)

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70 (%) in Moldova was 24.10 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 33.00 in 2000, while its lowest value was 24.10 in 2019.

Definition: Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD is the percent of 30-year-old-people who would die before their 70th birthday from any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease, assuming that s/he would experience current mortality rates at every age and s/he would not die from any other cause of death (e.g., injuries or HIV/AIDS).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 33.00
2001 31.00
2002 31.90
2003 32.00
2004 31.40
2005 32.30
2006 31.20
2007 30.10
2008 29.20
2009 29.60
2010 29.90
2011 27.00
2012 26.20
2013 25.20
2014 25.60
2015 26.60
2016 25.90
2017 24.40
2018 24.50
2019 24.10

Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, female (per 100,000 female population)

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution is the number of deaths attributable to the joint effects of household and ambient air pollution in a year per 100,000 population. The rates are age-standardized. Following diseases are taken into account: acute respiratory infections (estimated for all ages); cerebrovascular diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); ischaemic heart diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adults (estimated above 25 years); and lung cancer in adults (estimated above 25 years).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2016 61.00

Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, male (per 100,000 male population)

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution is the number of deaths attributable to the joint effects of household and ambient air pollution in a year per 100,000 population. The rates are age-standardized. Following diseases are taken into account: acute respiratory infections (estimated for all ages); cerebrovascular diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); ischaemic heart diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adults (estimated above 25 years); and lung cancer in adults (estimated above 25 years).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2016 102.00

Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized (per 100,000 population)

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution is the number of deaths attributable to the joint effects of household and ambient air pollution in a year per 100,000 population. The rates are age-standardized. Following diseases are taken into account: acute respiratory infections (estimated for all ages); cerebrovascular diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); ischaemic heart diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adults (estimated above 25 years); and lung cancer in adults (estimated above 25 years).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2016 78.30

Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000 population)

The value for Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000 population) in Moldova was 5.50 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 9.40 in 2003 and a minimum value of 3.60 in 2013.

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings is the number of deaths from unintentional poisonings in a year per 100,000 population. Unintentional poisoning can be caused by household chemicals, pesticides, kerosene, carbon monoxide and medicines, or can be the result of environmental contamination or occupational chemical exposure.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 6.80
2001 7.70
2002 9.10
2003 9.40
2004 9.00
2005 9.00
2006 7.60
2007 7.00
2008 7.10
2009 7.30
2010 6.70
2011 5.40
2012 4.10
2013 3.60
2014 7.00
2015 7.10
2016 6.00
2017 5.00
2018 5.70
2019 5.50

Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female (per 100,000 female population)

The value for Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female (per 100,000 female population) in Moldova was 3.30 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 5.80 in 2002 and a minimum value of 2.30 in 2012.

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings is the number of female deaths from unintentional poisonings in a year per 100,000 female population. Unintentional poisoning can be caused by household chemicals, pesticides, kerosene, carbon monoxide and medicines, or can be the result of environmental contamination or occupational chemical exposure.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 3.90
2001 4.80
2002 5.80
2003 4.80
2004 5.40
2005 4.50
2006 4.70
2007 3.70
2008 3.90
2009 4.00
2010 2.80
2011 2.70
2012 2.30
2013 2.50
2014 4.30
2015 3.60
2016 3.90
2017 3.10
2018 3.40
2019 3.30

Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male (per 100,000 male population)

The value for Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male (per 100,000 male population) in Moldova was 7.70 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 14.40 in 2003 and a minimum value of 4.70 in 2013.

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings is the number of male deaths from unintentional poisonings in a year per 100,000 male population. Unintentional poisoning can be caused by household chemicals, pesticides, kerosene, carbon monoxide and medicines, or can be the result of environmental contamination or occupational chemical exposure.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 10.00
2001 11.00
2002 12.70
2003 14.40
2004 12.90
2005 13.80
2006 10.70
2007 10.70
2008 10.50
2009 10.80
2010 10.90
2011 8.30
2012 6.10
2013 4.70
2014 9.90
2015 10.90
2016 8.30
2017 7.10
2018 8.20
2019 7.70

Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population)

The value for Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) in Moldova was 4.10 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 6.30 in 2008 and a minimum value of 3.80 in 2018.

Definition: Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 4.60
2001 5.80
2002 5.80
2003 5.30
2004 5.80
2005 5.90
2006 5.70
2007 5.00
2008 6.30
2009 5.60
2010 5.80
2011 4.40
2012 5.90
2013 5.20
2014 4.70
2015 5.40
2016 4.70
2017 4.00
2018 3.80
2019 4.10

Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population)

The value for Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) in Moldova was 26.10 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 36.50 in 2010 and a minimum value of 26.00 in 2018.

Definition: Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 30.90
2001 32.50
2002 30.50
2003 33.00
2004 32.00
2005 34.10
2006 34.90
2007 30.50
2008 33.10
2009 34.90
2010 36.50
2011 27.00
2012 29.00
2013 29.60
2014 30.60
2015 27.80
2016 27.90
2017 26.60
2018 26.00
2019 26.10

Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population)

The value for Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population) in Moldova was 14.70 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 20.50 in 2010 and a minimum value of 14.40 in 2018.

Definition: Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 17.20
2001 18.60
2002 17.70
2003 18.50
2004 18.30
2005 19.40
2006 19.70
2007 17.20
2008 19.10
2009 19.70
2010 20.50
2011 15.30
2012 17.00
2013 17.00
2014 17.20
2015 16.20
2016 15.90
2017 14.90
2018 14.40
2019 14.70

Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 people)

The value for Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 people) in Moldova was 7.30 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 17.00 in 2007 and a minimum value of 7.30 in 2019.

Definition: Mortality caused by road traffic injury is estimated road traffic fatal injury deaths per 100,000 population.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Status Report on Road Safety 2018 through Global Health Observatory data repository.

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Year Value
2000 13.60
2001 15.80
2002 15.60
2003 15.90
2004 16.70
2005 15.50
2006 14.80
2007 17.00
2008 16.30
2009 13.80
2010 13.20
2011 13.60
2012 13.80
2013 10.80
2014 11.30
2015 10.40
2016 9.70
2017 8.50
2018 7.70
2019 7.30

Mortality rate attributed to unsafe water, unsafe sanitation and lack of hygiene (per 100,000 population)

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to unsafe water, unsafe sanitation and lack of hygiene is deaths attributable to unsafe water, sanitation and hygiene focusing on inadequate WASH services per 100,000 population. Death rates are calculated by dividing the number of deaths by the total population. In this estimate, only the impact of diarrhoeal diseases, intestinal nematode infections, and protein-energy malnutrition are taken into account.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2016 0.100

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors