Health in Leova, Moldova: official figures
Leova District had 51 physicians in 2024, or 16.6 per 10,000 residents, 6th lowest of 35 territorial units (staff of national institutions are not assigned to areas).
What is the death rate in Leova?
The death rate in Leova District was 16.4 per 1,000 residents in 2024 (510 deaths), 16th highest of 35; the birth rate was 10.0 per 1,000 (310 live births).
Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copyMore figures
- There were 14 family doctors in Leova District in 2024, 4.6 per 10,000 people, against 6.7 for the country. Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- Leova District employed 193 mid-level medical staff in 2024 (62.8 per 10,000 residents, 16th highest of 35), including 150 nurses. Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- Leova District had 1 hospital and 10 primary care institutions in 2024, 2 of them individual practices. Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- Residents of Leova District made 6.2 visits per person to a doctor in 2024 (192,146 in all, 123,284 of them to family doctors), and emergency services answered 9,014 calls. Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- Leova District recorded a natural decrease of 200 people in 2024 (-6.4 per 1,000), compared with -4.1 per 1,000 nationally. Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- 7 infants under one year old died in Leova District in 2024, an infant mortality rate of 22.6 per 1,000 live births (Moldova: 11.8). Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
How Leova compares with other first-level divisions
Physicians per 10,000 residents, 2024 (2024)
Leova ranks 30 of 35, highest first. Territorial institutions only; national (republican) and unassigned private institutions are excluded
| Rank | Region | Physicians per 10,000 residents, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | Drochia | 17.7 |
| 28 | Glodeni | 17.5 |
| 29 | Ungheni | 17.0 |
| 30 | Leova | 16.6 |
| 31 | Stefan Voda | 16.5 |
| 32 | Singerei | 15.4 |
| 33 | Taraclia | 14.6 |
Mid-level medical staff per 10,000 residents, 2024 (2024)
Leova ranks 16 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Mid-level medical staff per 10,000 residents, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Basarabeasca | 66.3 |
| 14 | Drochia | 65.8 |
| 15 | Briceni | 63.1 |
| 16 | Leova | 62.8 |
| 17 | Ungheni | 62.6 |
| 18 | Glodeni | 61.6 |
| 19 | Causeni | 61.2 |
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2024 (2024)
Leova ranks 16 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Floresti | 16.7 |
| 14 | Stefan Voda | 16.7 |
| 15 | Hincesti | 16.6 |
| 16 | Leova | 16.4 |
| 17 | Nisporeni | 16.4 |
| 18 | Glodeni | 16.3 |
| 19 | Cantemir | 16.1 |
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births, 2024 (2024)
Leova ranks 2 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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