The National Bureau of Statistics said that 38,060 people died in Moldova in 2013, a decrease of 3.8% (1,500) on a year before. Thus, the general death rate was 10.7 deaths per 1,000 people, IPN reports.

According to the Health Ministry’s National Health Management Center, the structure of the death rate by causes of death practically hasn’t changed. As the previous years, most of the deaths (58.1%) were caused by diseases of the circulatory system, followed by tumors (15.5%), diseases of the digestive system (8.8%), accidents, poisonings and traumas (7.5%), and diseases of the respiratory system (4.5%).

Men’s mortality differs from women’s mortality by causes of death. 3.6 times more men died last year because of infectious and parasitic diseases, 3.5 times more - as a result of accidents, poisonings and traumas, 2.3 times more - because of diseases of the respiratory system, and 1.4 times more - because of tumors.  Among women, the death rate rose 1.2 times only in the case of diseases of the respiratory system.

The general mortality by causes of death differs significantly by place of residence too. The deaths caused by diseases of the circulatory system were more pronounced in northern Moldova, while the diseases of the digestive system were the main cause of death in northern Moldova. The highest rate of deaths caused by external factors was recorded in the districts Soldanesti, Cimislia, Anenii Noi, Floresti, Telenesti, and Briceni, while by diseases of the reparatory system – in Briceni, Edinet, Donduseni, and Glodeni.