Homicide rate by sex in Moldova
Moldova: Homicide rate by sex was 4.04 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
4.04
Change on year
up 10.8%
World rank
65th
of 138 countries
All-time high
18
in 1992
All-time low
3.64
in 2022
Years of data
33
1991–2023
Homicide rate by sex in Moldova, 1991–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 4.04 for homicide rate by sex in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.8% on the previous year and down 60.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate by sex in Moldova peaked at 18 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 3.64, in 2022.
Moldova ranks 65th of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.25 | 9.33 | 18 | 9 |
| 2000s | 11.4 | 8.28 | 15.93 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.85 | 6.33 | 10.26 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.07 | 3.64 | 4.73 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
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- Political rights rating fh 3 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.842 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.449 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.553 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.81 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.652 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.389 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate by sex in Moldova?
- Homicide rate by sex in Moldova was 4.04 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate by sex recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 18 in 1992.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by sex recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.64 in 2022.
- How does Moldova rank for homicide rate by sex?
- Moldova ranks 65th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate by sex rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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