Health in Drochia, Moldova: official figures
Drochia District had 98 physicians in 2024, or 17.7 per 10,000 residents, 9th lowest of 35 territorial units (staff of national institutions are not assigned to areas).
What is the death rate in Drochia?
The death rate in Drochia District was 18.3 per 1,000 residents in 2024 (1,029 deaths), 2nd highest of 35; the birth rate was 9.6 per 1,000 (541 live births).
Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copyMore figures
- There were 24 family doctors in Drochia District in 2024, 4.3 per 10,000 people, against 6.7 for the country. Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- Drochia District employed 365 mid-level medical staff in 2024 (65.8 per 10,000 residents, 14th highest of 35), including 306 nurses. Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- Drochia District had 1 hospital and 20 primary care institutions in 2024, 7 of them individual practices. Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- Residents of Drochia District made 5.9 visits per person to a doctor in 2024 (327,478 in all, 201,902 of them to family doctors), and emergency services answered 19,522 calls. Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- Drochia District recorded a natural decrease of 488 people in 2024 (-8.7 per 1,000), compared with -4.1 per 1,000 nationally. Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- 4 infants under one year old died in Drochia District in 2024, an infant mortality rate of 7.4 per 1,000 live births (Moldova: 11.8). Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
How Drochia compares with other first-level divisions
Physicians per 10,000 residents, 2024 (2024)
Drochia ranks 27 of 35, highest first. Territorial institutions only; national (republican) and unassigned private institutions are excluded
| Rank | Region | Physicians per 10,000 residents, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Donduseni | 18.0 |
| 25 | Riscani | 17.9 |
| 26 | Cantemir | 17.7 |
| 27 | Drochia | 17.7 |
| 28 | Glodeni | 17.5 |
| 29 | Ungheni | 17.0 |
| 30 | Leova | 16.6 |
Mid-level medical staff per 10,000 residents, 2024 (2024)
Drochia ranks 14 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Mid-level medical staff per 10,000 residents, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Riscani | 67.5 |
| 12 | Cimislia | 66.7 |
| 13 | Basarabeasca | 66.3 |
| 14 | Drochia | 65.8 |
| 15 | Briceni | 63.1 |
| 16 | Leova | 62.8 |
| 17 | Ungheni | 62.6 |
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2024 (2024)
Drochia ranks 2 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Briceni | 18.4 |
| 2 | Drochia | 18.3 |
| 3 | Cimislia | 18.2 |
| 4 | Edinet | 17.5 |
| 5 | Riscani | 17.5 |
| 6 | Calaras | 17.4 |
| 7 | Donduseni | 17.4 |
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births, 2024 (2024)
Drochia ranks 27 of 34, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Infant deaths per 1,000 live births, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Balti | 7.7 |
| 25 | Ocnita | 7.5 |
| 26 | Anenii Noi | 7.4 |
| 27 | Drochia | 7.4 |
| 28 | Soldanesti | 6.4 |
| 29 | Hincesti | 6.3 |
| 30 | Orhei | 6.1 |
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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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