Health in Gagauzia, Moldova: official figures
Gagauzia had 268 physicians in 2024, or 23.7 per 10,000 residents, 5th highest of 35 territorial units (staff of national institutions are not assigned to areas).
What is the death rate in Gagauzia?
The death rate in Gagauzia was 13.0 per 1,000 residents in 2024 (1,484 deaths), 4th lowest of 35; the birth rate was 9.5 per 1,000 (1,084 live births).
Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copyMore figures
- There were 60 family doctors in Gagauzia in 2024, 5.3 per 10,000 people, against 6.7 for the country. Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- Gagauzia employed 835 mid-level medical staff in 2024 (73.9 per 10,000 residents, 6th highest of 35), including 680 nurses. Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- Gagauzia had 3 hospitals and 40 primary care institutions in 2024, 23 of them individual practices. Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- Residents of Gagauzia made 6.3 visits per person to a doctor in 2024 (713,567 in all, 407,960 of them to family doctors), and emergency services answered 35,591 calls. Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- Gagauzia recorded a natural decrease of 400 people in 2024 (-3.5 per 1,000), compared with -4.1 per 1,000 nationally. Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- 10 infants under one year old died in Gagauzia in 2024, an infant mortality rate of 9.2 per 1,000 live births (Moldova: 11.8). Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
How Gagauzia compares with other first-level divisions
Physicians per 10,000 residents, 2024 (2024)
Gagauzia ranks 5 of 35, highest first. Territorial institutions only; national (republican) and unassigned private institutions are excluded
| Rank | Region | Physicians per 10,000 residents, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 8 | Orhei | 22.7 |
Mid-level medical staff per 10,000 residents, 2024 (2024)
Gagauzia ranks 6 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Mid-level medical staff per 10,000 residents, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Soroca | 77.0 |
| 4 | Cahul | 76.9 |
| 5 | Cantemir | 76.5 |
| 6 | Gagauzia | 73.9 |
| 7 | Floresti | 72.0 |
| 8 | Orhei | 71.3 |
| 9 | Nisporeni | 70.4 |
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2024 (2024)
Gagauzia ranks 32 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)
Gagauzia ranks 19 of 34, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Infant deaths per 1,000 live births, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Falesti | 9.8 |
| 17 | Nisporeni | 9.7 |
| 18 | Briceni | 9.5 |
| 19 | Gagauzia | 9.2 |
| 20 | Criuleni | 8.8 |
| 21 | Cahul | 8.7 |
| 22 | Glodeni | 7.9 |
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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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