Health in Cantemir, Moldova: official figures
Cantemir District had 59 physicians in 2024, or 17.7 per 10,000 residents, 10th lowest of 35 territorial units (staff of national institutions are not assigned to areas).
What is the death rate in Cantemir?
The death rate in Cantemir District was 16.1 per 1,000 residents in 2024 (543 deaths), 17th lowest of 35; the birth rate was 11.3 per 1,000 (381 live births).
Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copyMore figures
- There were 14 family doctors in Cantemir District in 2024, 4.2 per 10,000 people, against 6.7 for the country. Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- Cantemir District employed 255 mid-level medical staff in 2024 (76.5 per 10,000 residents, 5th highest of 35), including 193 nurses. Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- Cantemir District had 1 hospital and 9 primary care institutions in 2024, 3 of them individual practices. Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- Residents of Cantemir District made 6.4 visits per person to a doctor in 2024 (213,298 in all, 146,500 of them to family doctors), and emergency services answered 11,362 calls. Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- Cantemir District recorded a natural decrease of 162 people in 2024 (-4.8 per 1,000), compared with -4.1 per 1,000 nationally. Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- 1 infant under one year old died in Cantemir District in 2024, an infant mortality rate of 2.6 per 1,000 live births (Moldova: 11.8). Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
How Cantemir compares with other first-level divisions
Physicians per 10,000 residents, 2024 (2024)
Cantemir ranks 26 of 35, highest first. Territorial institutions only; national (republican) and unassigned private institutions are excluded
| Rank | Region | Physicians per 10,000 residents, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | Briceni | 18.4 |
| 24 | Donduseni | 18.0 |
| 25 | Riscani | 17.9 |
| 26 | Cantemir | 17.7 |
| 27 | Drochia | 17.7 |
| 28 | Glodeni | 17.5 |
| 29 | Ungheni | 17.0 |
Mid-level medical staff per 10,000 residents, 2024 (2024)
Cantemir ranks 5 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Mid-level medical staff per 10,000 residents, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Edinet | 82.4 |
| 3 | Soroca | 77.0 |
| 4 | Cahul | 76.9 |
| 5 | Cantemir | 76.5 |
| 6 | Gagauzia | 73.9 |
| 7 | Floresti | 72.0 |
| 8 | Orhei | 71.3 |
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2024 (2024)
Cantemir ranks 19 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Leova | 16.4 |
| 17 | Nisporeni | 16.4 |
| 18 | Glodeni | 16.3 |
| 19 | Cantemir | 16.1 |
| 20 | Basarabeasca | 15.7 |
| 21 | Falesti | 15.6 |
| 22 | Causeni | 15.5 |
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births, 2024 (2024)
Cantemir ranks 34 of 34, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Infant deaths per 1,000 live births, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 28 | Soldanesti | 6.4 |
| 29 | Hincesti | 6.3 |
| 30 | Orhei | 6.1 |
| 31 | Cimislia | 5.8 |
| 32 | Dubasari | 4.5 |
| 33 | Rezina | 3.1 |
| 34 | Cantemir | 2.6 |
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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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