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Homicide rate in Moldova

Moldova: Homicide rate was 3.13 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
3.13 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 15.7%
World rank
35th
of 111 countries
All-time high
16.57 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1995
All-time low
3.07 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2017
Years of data
41
1981–2023

Homicide rate in Moldova, 1981–2023

510151981200220231981: 9.4 deaths per 100,000 people1982: 9.2 deaths per 100,000 people1985: 7.7 deaths per 100,000 people1986: 6 deaths per 100,000 people1987: 5.7 deaths per 100,000 people1988: 7.6 deaths per 100,000 people1989: 8.4 deaths per 100,000 people1990: 9.1 deaths per 100,000 people1991: 8.9 deaths per 100,000 people1992: 13.8 deaths per 100,000 people1993: 12.6 deaths per 100,000 people1994: 14.4 deaths per 100,000 people1995: 16.6 deaths per 100,000 people1996: 13.6 deaths per 100,000 people1997: 13.1 deaths per 100,000 people1998: 11.3 deaths per 100,000 people1999: 11.2 deaths per 100,000 people2000: 11.9 deaths per 100,000 people2001: 11.2 deaths per 100,000 people2002: 10.3 deaths per 100,000 people2003: 9.3 deaths per 100,000 people2004: 7.5 deaths per 100,000 people2005: 8.2 deaths per 100,000 people2006: 7.3 deaths per 100,000 people2007: 6.9 deaths per 100,000 people2008: 7.3 deaths per 100,000 people2009: 6.5 deaths per 100,000 people2010: 7 deaths per 100,000 people2011: 5.5 deaths per 100,000 people2012: 5.8 deaths per 100,000 people2013: 6.6 deaths per 100,000 people2014: 5.2 deaths per 100,000 people2015: 5 deaths per 100,000 people2016: 4.9 deaths per 100,000 people2017: 3.1 deaths per 100,000 people2018: 5 deaths per 100,000 people2019: 5.4 deaths per 100,000 people2020: 5.2 deaths per 100,000 people2021: 4.2 deaths per 100,000 people2022: 3.7 deaths per 100,000 people2023: 3.1 deaths per 100,000 people

Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for homicide rate in Moldova is 3.13 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 15.7% on the previous year and down 52.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, homicide rate in Moldova peaked at 16.57 deaths per 100,000 people in 1995 and was at its lowest, 3.07 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2017.

Moldova ranks 35th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.

Homicide rate in Moldova, year by year

Year deaths per 100,000 people Change
1981 9.39 deaths per 100,000 people —
1982 9.25 deaths per 100,000 people -1.6%
1985 7.66 deaths per 100,000 people -17.1%
1986 5.99 deaths per 100,000 people -21.8%
1987 5.71 deaths per 100,000 people -4.7%
1988 7.64 deaths per 100,000 people +33.8%
1989 8.44 deaths per 100,000 people +10.5%
1990 9.08 deaths per 100,000 people +7.5%
1991 8.92 deaths per 100,000 people -1.7%
1992 13.81 deaths per 100,000 people +54.8%
1993 12.6 deaths per 100,000 people -8.8%
1994 14.4 deaths per 100,000 people +14.2%
1995 16.57 deaths per 100,000 people +15.1%
1996 13.62 deaths per 100,000 people -17.8%
1997 13.11 deaths per 100,000 people -3.8%
1998 11.33 deaths per 100,000 people -13.5%
1999 11.24 deaths per 100,000 people -0.8%
2000 11.87 deaths per 100,000 people +5.6%
2001 11.21 deaths per 100,000 people -5.6%
2002 10.32 deaths per 100,000 people -7.9%
2003 9.3 deaths per 100,000 people -9.9%
2004 7.49 deaths per 100,000 people -19.4%
2005 8.21 deaths per 100,000 people +9.5%
2006 7.34 deaths per 100,000 people -10.6%
2007 6.88 deaths per 100,000 people -6.2%
2008 7.34 deaths per 100,000 people +6.7%
2009 6.48 deaths per 100,000 people -11.7%
2010 6.96 deaths per 100,000 people +7.5%
2011 5.51 deaths per 100,000 people -20.9%
2012 5.82 deaths per 100,000 people +5.6%
2013 6.63 deaths per 100,000 people +14.0%
2014 5.17 deaths per 100,000 people -22.0%
2015 4.95 deaths per 100,000 people -4.3%
2016 4.93 deaths per 100,000 people -0.5%
2017 3.07 deaths per 100,000 people -37.7%
2018 4.99 deaths per 100,000 people +62.4%
2019 5.4 deaths per 100,000 people +8.4%
2020 5.2 deaths per 100,000 people -3.8%
2021 4.24 deaths per 100,000 people -18.5%
2022 3.72 deaths per 100,000 people -12.3%
2023 3.13 deaths per 100,000 people -15.7%

Moldova compared with similar countries

  • Moldova's 3.13 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.11 deaths per 100,000 people, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • Moldova's 3.13 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8117 deaths per 100,000 people, 3.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 7.73 deaths per 100,000 people 5.71 deaths per 100,000 people 9.39 deaths per 100,000 people 7
1990s 12.47 deaths per 100,000 people 8.92 deaths per 100,000 people 16.57 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2000s 8.64 deaths per 100,000 people 6.48 deaths per 100,000 people 11.87 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2010s 5.34 deaths per 100,000 people 3.07 deaths per 100,000 people 6.96 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2020s 4.07 deaths per 100,000 people 3.13 deaths per 100,000 people 5.2 deaths per 100,000 people 4

Countries ranked near Moldova

  1. 32 Ukraine 3.38 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  2. 33 Belarus 3.22 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  3. 34 Bahamas 3.18 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  4. 36 Argentina 3.08 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  5. 37 Seychelles 3.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  6. 38 Latvia 2.56 deaths per 100,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is homicide rate in Moldova?
Homicide rate in Moldova was 3.13 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest homicide rate recorded in Moldova?
The highest recorded value was 16.57 deaths per 100,000 people in 1995.
What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Moldova?
The lowest recorded value was 3.07 deaths per 100,000 people in 2017.
How does Moldova rank for homicide rate?
Moldova ranks 35th out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
Is homicide rate rising or falling in Moldova?
Over the last ten years it is down 52.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Moldova data come from?
The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Homicide rate
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 4,803 data points, 1950–2023
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Annual number of homicides per 100,000 people.