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

Oman, at 869 deaths against 850 deaths in Mongolia as of 2023.

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

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 Oman: Number of children who die before age 5

Mongolia

850 deaths

in 2023

Oman

869 deaths

in 2023

Mongolia rank

115th

Oman rank

114th

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Mongolia
Oman

How they compare

Oman currently reports 869 deaths against 850 deaths in Mongolia, a difference of 19 deaths.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Oman ahead.

Mongolia ranks 115th and Oman ranks 114th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Mongolia averaged higher in 7 and Oman in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mongolia	Oman	Difference	Ahead
1950s	9,674 deaths	10,806 deaths	1,132 deaths	Oman
1960s	9,770 deaths	9,264 deaths	505.9 deaths	Mongolia
1970s	9,263 deaths	6,512 deaths	2,751 deaths	Mongolia
1980s	9,368 deaths	4,163 deaths	5,205 deaths	Mongolia
1990s	5,472 deaths	1,629 deaths	3,843 deaths	Mongolia
2000s	2,281 deaths	740.5 deaths	1,540 deaths	Mongolia
2010s	1,492 deaths	892.9 deaths	599.2 deaths	Mongolia
2020s	976.75 deaths	873 deaths	103.75 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 Oman?: Oman, at 869 deaths against 850 deaths in Mongolia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Mongolia and Oman?: 19 deaths, with Oman ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Oman?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Mongolia and Oman rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Mongolia ranks 115th and Oman ranks 114th 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.