Moldova registers a decrease in life expectancy for the first time since 2014.
According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), the average life expectancy in Moldova in 2020 was 69.8 years, which is 1.1 years less compared to 2019. This is the first decline in life expectancy in the country after continuous annual growth since 2014. At the same time, the average life expectancy in Moldova is 10.4 years less than in the EU countries, where this indicator is 81.3 years (data for 2019). According to the National Bureau of Statistics, the average life expectancy for Moldovan men in 2020 was 65.9 years, and for women - 73.9 years. In 2020, the average life expectancy for men decreased by 0.9 years compared to the previous year, and for women - by 1.2 years. The decline in life expectancy in Moldova is largely due to an increase in mortality among men and women, as well as an increase in child mortality. Last year, the country registered 11.7% more deaths than in the previous year. One of the causes of death, mentioned by the NBS, is the pandemic: from complications caused by coronavirus, 2853 people died (1490 men and 1363 women). The mortality rate in 2020 was 15.4 deaths per 1000 inhabitants - 17.1 among women, 14% - men. Women live on average 8 years longer than men (73.9 years versus 65.9 years). This gap is due to higher rates of premature mortality among men, as well as women’s healthier lifestyles. At the same time, in the reporting year, the difference in years between the life expectancy of women and men decreased by 0.3 years versus the previous year. At the same time, last year there was a high level of infant mortality - 8.7 children per 1000 live newborns (+0.3 percentage points versus the previous year), while the mortality of boys was higher than that of girls: 9 versus 8.4 per 1000 newborns. // 29.07.2021 - InfoMarket





