Child mortality vs. health spending in Mongolia
Mongolia: Child mortality vs. health spending was 1.34 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Child mortality vs. health spending in Mongolia, 1978–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 1.34 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality vs. health spending in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 47 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 34.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality vs. health spending in Mongolia peaked at 17.26 deaths per 100 live births in 1978 and was at its lowest, 1.34 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
Mongolia ranks 104th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.95 deaths per 100 live births | 16.65 deaths per 100 live births | 17.26 deaths per 100 live births | 2 |
| 1980s | 13.57 deaths per 100 live births | 11.09 deaths per 100 live births | 16.06 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.73 deaths per 100 live births | 6.75 deaths per 100 live births | 10.61 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.37 deaths per 100 live births | 2.85 deaths per 100 live births | 6.25 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.03 deaths per 100 live births | 1.56 deaths per 100 live births | 2.63 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4 deaths per 100 live births | 1.34 deaths per 100 live births | 1.48 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 101 Brazil 1.42 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 102 Seychelles 1.4 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 103 Sao Tome and Principe 1.36 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 105 Uzbekistan 1.34 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 106 Cook Islands 1.33 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 107 Mexico 1.31 deaths per 100 live births compare
More health data for Mongolia
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 24,241 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 21,449 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 40,186 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 42,922 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 40,767 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 25,858 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 27,878 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 24,082 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, male, interpolated 23,042 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 22,554 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality vs. health spending in Mongolia?
- Child mortality vs. health spending in Mongolia was 1.34 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.26 deaths per 100 live births in 1978.
- What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.34 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Mongolia rank for child mortality vs. health spending?
- Mongolia ranks 104th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality vs. health spending rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .