Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Mongolia or Netherlands?

Mongolia, at 850 deaths against 666 deaths in Netherlands as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Mongolia and Netherlands?

184 deaths, with Mongolia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Netherlands?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Mongolia vs Netherlands: Number of children who die before age 5

Mongolia

850 deaths

in 2023

Netherlands

666 deaths

in 2023

Mongolia rank

115th

Netherlands rank

118th

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Mongolia
Netherlands

How they compare

Mongolia currently reports 850 deaths against 666 deaths in Netherlands, a difference of 184 deaths.

That makes Mongolia's figure about 1.3 times Netherlands's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Mongolia has been ahead every year.

Mongolia ranks 115th and Netherlands ranks 118th of 236 countries.

Mongolia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mongolia	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1950s	9,674 deaths	6,390 deaths	3,284 deaths	Mongolia
1960s	9,770 deaths	4,622 deaths	5,148 deaths	Mongolia
1970s	9,263 deaths	2,694 deaths	6,569 deaths	Mongolia
1980s	9,368 deaths	1,758 deaths	7,610 deaths	Mongolia
1990s	5,472 deaths	1,419 deaths	4,053 deaths	Mongolia
2000s	2,281 deaths	1,074 deaths	1,207 deaths	Mongolia
2010s	1,492 deaths	731.5 deaths	760.6 deaths	Mongolia
2020s	976.75 deaths	699 deaths	277.75 deaths	Mongolia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Mongolia or Netherlands?: Mongolia, at 850 deaths against 666 deaths in Netherlands as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Mongolia and Netherlands?: 184 deaths, with Mongolia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Netherlands?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Mongolia and Netherlands rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Mongolia ranks 115th and Netherlands ranks 118th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of children who die before age 5
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.