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

Spain, at 982 deaths against 850 deaths in Mongolia as of 2023.

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

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 Spain: Number of children who die before age 5

Mongolia

850 deaths

in 2023

Spain

982 deaths

in 2023

Mongolia rank

115th

Spain rank

112th

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Mongolia
Spain

How they compare

Spain currently reports 982 deaths against 850 deaths in Mongolia, a difference of 132 deaths.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.2 times Mongolia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Spain ahead.

Mongolia ranks 115th and Spain ranks 112th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Mongolia averaged higher in 4 and Spain in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mongolia	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1950s	9,674 deaths	43,899 deaths	34,225 deaths	Spain
1960s	9,770 deaths	29,074 deaths	19,304 deaths	Spain
1970s	9,263 deaths	15,332 deaths	6,068 deaths	Spain
1980s	9,368 deaths	5,811 deaths	3,557 deaths	Mongolia
1990s	5,472 deaths	2,851 deaths	2,621 deaths	Mongolia
2000s	2,281 deaths	2,052 deaths	228.8 deaths	Mongolia
2010s	1,492 deaths	1,435 deaths	56.9 deaths	Mongolia
2020s	976.75 deaths	1,111 deaths	134 deaths	Spain

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 Spain?: Spain, at 982 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 Spain?: 132 deaths, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Spain?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Mongolia and Spain rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Mongolia ranks 115th and Spain ranks 112th 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.