Health in Cahul, Moldova: official figures
Cahul District had 166 physicians in 2024, or 22.8 per 10,000 residents, 7th highest of 35 territorial units (staff of national institutions are not assigned to areas).
What is the death rate in Cahul?
The death rate in Cahul District was 14.2 per 1,000 residents in 2024 (1,049 deaths), 8th lowest of 35; the birth rate was 9.3 per 1,000 (687 live births).
Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copyMore figures
- There were 36 family doctors in Cahul District in 2024, 4.9 per 10,000 people, against 6.7 for the country. Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- Cahul District employed 560 mid-level medical staff in 2024 (76.9 per 10,000 residents, 4th highest of 35), including 445 nurses. Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- Cahul District had 1 hospital and 36 primary care institutions in 2024, 24 of them individual practices. Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- Residents of Cahul District made 6.9 visits per person to a doctor in 2024 (504,724 in all, 305,451 of them to family doctors), and emergency services answered 20,954 calls. Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- Cahul District recorded a natural decrease of 362 people in 2024 (-4.9 per 1,000), compared with -4.1 per 1,000 nationally. Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- 6 infants under one year old died in Cahul District in 2024, an infant mortality rate of 8.7 per 1,000 live births (Moldova: 11.8). Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
How Cahul compares with other first-level divisions
Physicians per 10,000 residents, 2024 (2024)
Cahul ranks 7 of 35, highest first. Territorial institutions only; national (republican) and unassigned private institutions are excluded
| Rank | Region | Physicians per 10,000 residents, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Calaras | 24.1 |
| 5 | Gagauzia | 23.7 |
| 6 | Basarabeasca | 23.0 |
| 7 | Cahul | 22.8 |
| 8 | Orhei | 22.7 |
| 9 | Soroca | 21.8 |
| 10 | Criuleni | 21.3 |
Mid-level medical staff per 10,000 residents, 2024 (2024)
Cahul ranks 4 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)
Cahul ranks 28 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Taraclia | 15.4 |
| 26 | Straseni | 15.0 |
| 27 | Dubasari | 14.4 |
| 28 | Cahul | 14.2 |
| 29 | Balti | 13.5 |
| 30 | Criuleni | 13.4 |
| 31 | Ungheni | 13.4 |
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births, 2024 (2024)
Cahul ranks 21 of 34, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Infant deaths per 1,000 live births, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Briceni | 9.5 |
| 19 | Gagauzia | 9.2 |
| 20 | Criuleni | 8.8 |
| 21 | Cahul | 8.7 |
| 22 | Glodeni | 7.9 |
| 23 | Ialoveni | 7.9 |
| 24 | Balti | 7.7 |
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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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