For the second year in a row, life expectancy has been declining in Moldova.
The average life expectancy in Moldova in 2021 was 69.1 years, decreasing by 0.7 years compared to the previous year. At the same time, the average life expectancy in the republic was 11.3 years less than in the EU countries, where this figure is 80.4 years (data for 2020). According to the National Bureau of Statistics, the average life expectancy for Moldovan men in 2021 was 65.9 years (a decrease of 0.7 years compared to 2020), and for women - 73.1 years (-0.8 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 recorded 11.6% more deaths than the previous year. One of the causes of death in the NBS is called a pandemic: 6,755 people (3,139 men and 3,616 women) died from complications caused by coronavirus. The death rate in 2021 was 17.4 deaths per 1,000 inhabitants - 17.1 among women, 14% among men. Herewith, last year there was a decrease in the level of infant mortality - 8.5 children per 1000 live births (-0.2 percentage points compared to the previous year), while the mortality rate of boys was higher than that of girls. Overall, women in Moldova live an average of 8 years longer than men (73.1 years compared to 65.2 years). This gap is due to higher rates of premature mortality among men, as well as healthier lifestyles for women. Meanwhile, in the reporting year, the difference in years between the life expectancy of women and men decreased by 0.1 years compared to the previous year.// 08.07.2022 — InfoMarket
