Health in Balti, Moldova: official figures
Balti Municipality had 384 physicians in 2024, or 44.8 per 10,000 residents, the highest of 35 territorial units (staff of national institutions are not assigned to areas).
What is the death rate in Balti?
The death rate in Balti Municipality was 13.5 per 1,000 residents in 2024 (1,180 deaths), 7th lowest of 35; the birth rate was 10.4 per 1,000 (913 live births).
Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copyMore figures
- There were 66 family doctors in Balti Municipality in 2024, 7.7 per 10,000 people, against 6.7 for the country. Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- Balti Municipality employed 1,040 mid-level medical staff in 2024 (121.3 per 10,000 residents, the highest of 35), including 828 nurses. Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- Balti Municipality had 1 hospital and 50 primary care institutions in 2024, 47 of them individual practices. Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- Residents of Balti Municipality made 8.8 visits per person to a doctor in 2024 (754,896 in all, 375,041 of them to family doctors), and emergency services answered 44,096 calls. Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- Balti Municipality recorded a natural decrease of 267 people in 2024 (-3.0 per 1,000), compared with -4.1 per 1,000 nationally. Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- 7 infants under one year old died in Balti Municipality in 2024, an infant mortality rate of 7.7 per 1,000 live births (Moldova: 11.8). Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
How Balti compares with other first-level divisions
Physicians per 10,000 residents, 2024 (2024)
Balti ranks 1 of 35, highest first. Territorial institutions only; national (republican) and unassigned private institutions are excluded
| Rank | Region | Physicians per 10,000 residents, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Balti | 44.8 |
| 2 | Chisinau Municipality | 34.6 |
| 3 | Edinet | 26.6 |
| 4 | Calaras | 24.1 |
| 5 | Gagauzia | 23.7 |
| 6 | Basarabeasca | 23.0 |
| 7 | Cahul | 22.8 |
Mid-level medical staff per 10,000 residents, 2024 (2024)
Balti ranks 1 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Mid-level medical staff per 10,000 residents, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Balti | 121.3 |
| 2 | Edinet | 82.4 |
| 3 | Soroca | 77.0 |
| 4 | Cahul | 76.9 |
| 5 | Cantemir | 76.5 |
| 6 | Gagauzia | 73.9 |
| 7 | Floresti | 72.0 |
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2024 (2024)
Balti ranks 29 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Straseni | 15.0 |
| 27 | Dubasari | 14.4 |
| 28 | Cahul | 14.2 |
| 29 | Balti | 13.5 |
| 30 | Criuleni | 13.4 |
| 31 | Ungheni | 13.4 |
| 32 | Gagauzia | 13.0 |
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births, 2024 (2024)
Balti ranks 24 of 34, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Infant deaths per 1,000 live births, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Cahul | 8.7 |
| 22 | Glodeni | 7.9 |
| 23 | Ialoveni | 7.9 |
| 24 | Balti | 7.7 |
| 25 | Ocnita | 7.5 |
| 26 | Anenii Noi | 7.4 |
| 27 | Drochia | 7.4 |
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Sources
- National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova: Territorial statistics (Statistica teritoriala), edition 2025, Excel version: tables by raion and municipality for 2015-2024 (saved copy holds 12 of the 20 chapter workbooks unchanged: administrative division, population, labour force, earnings, housing, education, health, social protection, tourism, crime, investment and construction, entrepreneurship), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 80bb26547020…)
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