Health in Orhei, Moldova: official figures
Orhei District had 167 physicians in 2024, or 22.7 per 10,000 residents, 8th highest of 35 territorial units (staff of national institutions are not assigned to areas).
What is the death rate in Orhei?
The death rate in Orhei District was 17.3 per 1,000 residents in 2024 (1,284 deaths), 8th highest of 35; the birth rate was 11.1 per 1,000 (823 live births).
Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copyMore figures
- There were 39 family doctors in Orhei District 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
- Orhei District employed 525 mid-level medical staff in 2024 (71.3 per 10,000 residents, 8th highest of 35), including 413 nurses. Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- Orhei District had 1 hospital and 30 primary care institutions in 2024, 13 of them individual practices. Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- Residents of Orhei District made 7.5 visits per person to a doctor in 2024 (549,887 in all, 357,237 of them to family doctors), and emergency services answered 34,277 calls. Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- Orhei District recorded a natural decrease of 461 people in 2024 (-6.2 per 1,000), compared with -4.1 per 1,000 nationally. Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- 5 infants under one year old died in Orhei District in 2024, an infant mortality rate of 6.1 per 1,000 live births (Moldova: 11.8). Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
How Orhei compares with other first-level divisions
Physicians per 10,000 residents, 2024 (2024)
Orhei ranks 8 of 35, highest first. Territorial institutions only; national (republican) and unassigned private institutions are excluded
| Rank | Region | Physicians per 10,000 residents, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Gagauzia | 23.7 |
| 6 | Basarabeasca | 23.0 |
| 7 | Cahul | 22.8 |
| 8 | Orhei | 22.7 |
| 9 | Soroca | 21.8 |
| 10 | Criuleni | 21.3 |
| 11 | Anenii Noi | 21.1 |
Mid-level medical staff per 10,000 residents, 2024 (2024)
Orhei ranks 8 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Mid-level medical staff per 10,000 residents, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Cantemir | 76.5 |
| 6 | Gagauzia | 73.9 |
| 7 | Floresti | 72.0 |
| 8 | Orhei | 71.3 |
| 9 | Nisporeni | 70.4 |
| 10 | Donduseni | 67.8 |
| 11 | Riscani | 67.5 |
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2024 (2024)
Orhei ranks 8 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Riscani | 17.5 |
| 6 | Calaras | 17.4 |
| 7 | Donduseni | 17.4 |
| 8 | Orhei | 17.3 |
| 9 | Rezina | 17.3 |
| 10 | Soldanesti | 17.1 |
| 11 | Telenesti | 17.1 |
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births, 2024 (2024)
Orhei ranks 30 of 34, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Infant deaths per 1,000 live births, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | Drochia | 7.4 |
| 28 | Soldanesti | 6.4 |
| 29 | Hincesti | 6.3 |
| 30 | Orhei | 6.1 |
| 31 | Cimislia | 5.8 |
| 32 | Dubasari | 4.5 |
| 33 | Rezina | 3.1 |
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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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