Health in Ocnita, Moldova: official figures
Ocnita District had 68 physicians in 2024, or 18.6 per 10,000 residents, 16th lowest of 35 territorial units (staff of national institutions are not assigned to areas).
What is the death rate in Ocnita?
The death rate in Ocnita District was 15.4 per 1,000 residents in 2024 (569 deaths), 12th lowest of 35; the birth rate was 7.2 per 1,000 (266 live births).
Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copyMore figures
- There were 20 family doctors in Ocnita District in 2024, 5.5 per 10,000 people, against 6.7 for the country. Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- Ocnita District employed 223 mid-level medical staff in 2024 (61.0 per 10,000 residents, 16th lowest of 35), including 172 nurses. Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- Ocnita District had 1 hospital and 11 primary care institutions in 2024, 6 of them individual practices. Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- Residents of Ocnita District made 7.0 visits per person to a doctor in 2024 (256,046 in all, 155,577 of them to family doctors), and emergency services answered 11,841 calls. Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- Ocnita District recorded a natural decrease of 303 people in 2024 (-8.2 per 1,000), compared with -4.1 per 1,000 nationally. Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- 2 infants under one year old died in Ocnita District in 2024, an infant mortality rate of 7.5 per 1,000 live births (Moldova: 11.8). Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
How Ocnita compares with other first-level divisions
Physicians per 10,000 residents, 2024 (2024)
Ocnita ranks 20 of 35, highest first. Territorial institutions only; national (republican) and unassigned private institutions are excluded
| Rank | Region | Physicians per 10,000 residents, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Straseni | 20.2 |
| 18 | Hincesti | 20.0 |
| 19 | Nisporeni | 19.2 |
| 20 | Ocnita | 18.6 |
| 21 | Telenesti | 18.5 |
| 22 | Floresti | 18.5 |
| 23 | Briceni | 18.4 |
Mid-level medical staff per 10,000 residents, 2024 (2024)
Ocnita ranks 20 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Mid-level medical staff per 10,000 residents, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Ungheni | 62.6 |
| 18 | Glodeni | 61.6 |
| 19 | Causeni | 61.2 |
| 20 | Ocnita | 61.0 |
| 21 | Rezina | 60.3 |
| 22 | Taraclia | 60.2 |
| 23 | Soldanesti | 59.6 |
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2024 (2024)
Ocnita ranks 24 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Falesti | 15.6 |
| 22 | Causeni | 15.5 |
| 23 | Singerei | 15.5 |
| 24 | Ocnita | 15.4 |
| 25 | Taraclia | 15.4 |
| 26 | Straseni | 15.0 |
| 27 | Dubasari | 14.4 |
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births, 2024 (2024)
Ocnita ranks 25 of 34, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Infant deaths per 1,000 live births, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Glodeni | 7.9 |
| 23 | Ialoveni | 7.9 |
| 24 | Balti | 7.7 |
| 25 | Ocnita | 7.5 |
| 26 | Anenii Noi | 7.4 |
| 27 | Drochia | 7.4 |
| 28 | Soldanesti | 6.4 |
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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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