Brazil vs Mongolia: Child mortality

Brazil
1.42 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Mongolia
1.34 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Brazil rank
102nd
Mongolia rank
105th

Child mortality over time

  • Brazil
  • Mongolia
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How they compare

Brazil currently reports 1.42 deaths per 100 live births against 1.34 deaths per 100 live births in Mongolia, a difference of 0.08 deaths per 100 live births.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Mongolia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 225 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Mongolia ahead.

Brazil ranks 102nd and Mongolia ranks 105th of 203 countries.

Across the 23 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Mongolia in 22.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Mongolia Difference Ahead
1800s 41.74 deaths per 100 live births 42 deaths per 100 live births 0.26 deaths per 100 live births Mongolia
1810s 41.74 deaths per 100 live births 42 deaths per 100 live births 0.26 deaths per 100 live births Mongolia
1820s 41.74 deaths per 100 live births 42 deaths per 100 live births 0.26 deaths per 100 live births Mongolia
1830s 41.74 deaths per 100 live births 42 deaths per 100 live births 0.26 deaths per 100 live births Mongolia
1840s 41.74 deaths per 100 live births 42 deaths per 100 live births 0.26 deaths per 100 live births Mongolia
1850s 41.74 deaths per 100 live births 42 deaths per 100 live births 0.26 deaths per 100 live births Mongolia
1860s 41.74 deaths per 100 live births 42 deaths per 100 live births 0.26 deaths per 100 live births Mongolia
1870s 41.74 deaths per 100 live births 42 deaths per 100 live births 0.26 deaths per 100 live births Mongolia
1880s 41.74 deaths per 100 live births 42 deaths per 100 live births 0.26 deaths per 100 live births Mongolia
1890s 41.73 deaths per 100 live births 41.99 deaths per 100 live births 0.2603 deaths per 100 live births Mongolia
1900s 41.41 deaths per 100 live births 41.67 deaths per 100 live births 0.2584 deaths per 100 live births Mongolia
1910s 40.57 deaths per 100 live births 40.82 deaths per 100 live births 0.2532 deaths per 100 live births Mongolia
1920s 39.59 deaths per 100 live births 39.84 deaths per 100 live births 0.247 deaths per 100 live births Mongolia
1930s 24.68 deaths per 100 live births 38.85 deaths per 100 live births 14.17 deaths per 100 live births Mongolia
1940s 23.43 deaths per 100 live births 35.55 deaths per 100 live births 12.12 deaths per 100 live births Mongolia
1950s 19.74 deaths per 100 live births 24.69 deaths per 100 live births 4.95 deaths per 100 live births Mongolia
1960s 15.12 deaths per 100 live births 21.48 deaths per 100 live births 6.35 deaths per 100 live births Mongolia
1970s 11.67 deaths per 100 live births 18.36 deaths per 100 live births 6.69 deaths per 100 live births Mongolia
1980s 7.92 deaths per 100 live births 13.57 deaths per 100 live births 5.64 deaths per 100 live births Mongolia
1990s 4.95 deaths per 100 live births 8.73 deaths per 100 live births 3.78 deaths per 100 live births Mongolia
2000s 2.61 deaths per 100 live births 4.37 deaths per 100 live births 1.76 deaths per 100 live births Mongolia
2010s 1.65 deaths per 100 live births 2.03 deaths per 100 live births 0.3749 deaths per 100 live births Mongolia
2020s 1.46 deaths per 100 live births 1.4 deaths per 100 live births 0.0546 deaths per 100 live births Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality, Brazil or Mongolia?
Brazil, at 1.42 deaths per 100 live births against 1.34 deaths per 100 live births in Mongolia as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality between Brazil and Mongolia?
0.08 deaths per 100 live births, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Mongolia?
225 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2024.
How do Brazil and Mongolia rank globally for child mortality?
Brazil ranks 102nd and Mongolia ranks 105th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Child mortality
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
203 places, 42,924 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed

The estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.