Mortality rate of children aged 0-4 years, per 1,000 live births

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Headline data

3.2.1. Mortality rate of children aged 0-4 years, per 1,000 live births
Year Value
2010 13.6
2011 13.4
2012 12.1
2013 11.9
2014 11.1
2015 11.1
2016 11.0
2017 10.6
2018 11.1
2019 10.2
2020 10.4
2021 10.1
2022 10.5
2023 11.2

Source: National Agency for Public Health

Geographical Area: The Republic of Moldova, without the left side of the river Nistru and the municipality of Bender

Unit of Measurement: Per 1000 live births

Footnote:

This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from Moldovan statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other Moldovan-specific metadata information.

Indicator

Indicator 3.2.1: Mortality rate of children aged 5 years, per 1,000 live births
Unit of measure

Per 1000 live births
Method of computation

Number of children under 5 years old who died per 1000 born alive. Data are based on registration of newly-born children with 550 gr weight and of 22 weeks of gestation
Periodicity

Annual
Data last updated Aug 23, 2024
Metadata last updated Aug 23, 2024

This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator

Indicator 3.2.1: Under‑5 mortality rate
Target

Target 3.2: By 2030, end preventable deaths of newborns and children under 5 years of age, with all countries aiming to reduce neonatal mortality to at least as low as 12 per 1,000 live births and under-5 mortality to at least as low as 25 per 1,000 live births
UN designated tier

1
Link to global metadata

https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata/files/Metadata-03-02-01.pdf
metadata_fields.goal_meta_link_text

United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Metadata (PDF)
International organisations(s) responsible for global monitoring

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Related indicators

3.2.2: Neonatal mortality rate
Metadata update

2024-03-28

Source 1

Data sources

1) National Agency for Public Health - Statistical data on mortality by causes of death according to the medical certificate of death 2) National Bureau of Statistics - number of live-births
Data producers

National Agency for Public Health
Data providers

Medical institutions
Institutional mandate

Ministry of Health
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