Health in Chisinau Municipality, Moldova: official figures
Chisinau Municipality had 2,286 physicians in 2024, or 34.6 per 10,000 residents, 2nd highest of 35 territorial units (staff of national institutions are not assigned to areas).
What is the death rate in Chisinau?
The death rate in Chisinau Municipality was 9.6 per 1,000 residents in 2024 (6,362 deaths), the lowest of 35; the birth rate was 9.3 per 1,000 (6,163 live births).
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- There were 504 family doctors in Chisinau Municipality in 2024, 7.6 per 10,000 people, against 6.7 for the country. Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- Chisinau Municipality employed 3,060 mid-level medical staff in 2024 (46.3 per 10,000 residents, 4th lowest of 35), including 2,305 nurses. Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- Chisinau Municipality had 9 hospitals and 368 primary care institutions in 2024, 320 of them individual practices. Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- Residents of Chisinau Municipality made 7.7 visits per person to a doctor in 2024 (5,086,354 in all, 2,891,652 of them to family doctors), and emergency services answered 223,896 calls. Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- Chisinau Municipality recorded a natural decrease of 199 people in 2024 (-0.3 per 1,000), compared with -4.1 per 1,000 nationally. Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- 106 infants under one year old died in Chisinau Municipality in 2024, an infant mortality rate of 17.2 per 1,000 live births (Moldova: 11.8). Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
How Chisinau Municipality compares with other first-level divisions
Physicians per 10,000 residents, 2024 (2024)
Chisinau Municipality ranks 2 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)
Chisinau Municipality ranks 32 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Mid-level medical staff per 10,000 residents, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | Anenii Noi | 51.4 |
| 30 | Falesti | 50.9 |
| 31 | Criuleni | 50.5 |
| 32 | Chisinau Municipality | 46.3 |
| 33 | Dubasari | 43.4 |
| 34 | Straseni | 41.9 |
| 35 | Ialoveni | 40.6 |
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2024 (2024)
Chisinau Municipality ranks 35 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | Balti | 13.5 |
| 30 | Criuleni | 13.4 |
| 31 | Ungheni | 13.4 |
| 32 | Gagauzia | 13.0 |
| 33 | Anenii Noi | 13.0 |
| 34 | Ialoveni | 12.6 |
| 35 | Chisinau Municipality | 9.6 |
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births, 2024 (2024)
Chisinau Municipality ranks 3 of 34, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Infant deaths per 1,000 live births, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Donduseni | 31.3 |
| 2 | Leova | 22.6 |
| 3 | Chisinau Municipality | 17.2 |
| 4 | Singerei | 17.0 |
| 5 | Taraclia | 15.2 |
| 6 | Floresti | 14.7 |
| 7 | Stefan Voda | 13.4 |
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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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