Health in Riscani, Moldova: official figures
Riscani District had 82 physicians in 2024, or 17.9 per 10,000 residents, 11th lowest of 35 territorial units (staff of national institutions are not assigned to areas).
What is the death rate in Riscani?
The death rate in Riscani District was 17.5 per 1,000 residents in 2024 (812 deaths), 5th highest of 35; the birth rate was 8.6 per 1,000 (397 live births).
Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copyMore figures
- There were 21 family doctors in Riscani 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
- Riscani District employed 309 mid-level medical staff in 2024 (67.5 per 10,000 residents, 11th highest of 35), including 241 nurses. Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- Riscani District had 1 hospital and 18 primary care institutions in 2024, 7 of them individual practices. Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- Residents of Riscani District made 5.5 visits per person to a doctor in 2024 (252,400 in all, 166,387 of them to family doctors), and emergency services answered 15,066 calls. Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- Riscani District recorded a natural decrease of 415 people in 2024 (-8.9 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 Riscani District in 2024, an infant mortality rate of 12.6 per 1,000 live births (Moldova: 11.8). Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
How Riscani compares with other first-level divisions
Physicians per 10,000 residents, 2024 (2024)
Riscani ranks 25 of 35, highest first. Territorial institutions only; national (republican) and unassigned private institutions are excluded
| Rank | Region | Physicians per 10,000 residents, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Floresti | 18.5 |
| 23 | Briceni | 18.4 |
| 24 | Donduseni | 18.0 |
| 25 | Riscani | 17.9 |
| 26 | Cantemir | 17.7 |
| 27 | Drochia | 17.7 |
| 28 | Glodeni | 17.5 |
Mid-level medical staff per 10,000 residents, 2024 (2024)
Riscani ranks 11 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Mid-level medical staff per 10,000 residents, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Orhei | 71.3 |
| 9 | Nisporeni | 70.4 |
| 10 | Donduseni | 67.8 |
| 11 | Riscani | 67.5 |
| 12 | Cimislia | 66.7 |
| 13 | Basarabeasca | 66.3 |
| 14 | Drochia | 65.8 |
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2024 (2024)
Riscani ranks 5 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Drochia | 18.3 |
| 3 | Cimislia | 18.2 |
| 4 | Edinet | 17.5 |
| 5 | Riscani | 17.5 |
| 6 | Calaras | 17.4 |
| 7 | Donduseni | 17.4 |
| 8 | Orhei | 17.3 |
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births, 2024 (2024)
Riscani ranks 8 of 34, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Infant deaths per 1,000 live births, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Taraclia | 15.2 |
| 6 | Floresti | 14.7 |
| 7 | Stefan Voda | 13.4 |
| 8 | Riscani | 12.6 |
| 9 | Causeni | 12.5 |
| 10 | Calaras | 12.4 |
| 11 | Soroca | 11.0 |
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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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