Contribuția principalelor cauze de deces în schimbarea speranței de viață în Moldova

Life expectancy in Moldova is registering similar to regional and post-soviet countries trends, with moderate annual growth and a pronounced divergence compared to states with the lowest mortality. Between 2019 and 2023, despite the significant mortality increase during the COVID-19 pandemic, life expectancy grew by 0.8 years in males and 1.3 years in females. This resulted from the transformation of the mortality structure influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic, health system improvements, and population health policies implemented. During the analysed period, a visible decline in mortality from diseases of the circulatory system, cancer, external causes of death, and diseases of the digestive system was emphasised. The prospective mortality decline could result based on previously implemented population health policies but also from the favourable cohort effect when ageing generations have avoided exposure to risk factors that contribute to the development of premature chronic diseases.