Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Mongolia or Spain?

Spain, at 805 deaths against 689 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 infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Mongolia vs Spain: Number of infants who die before age 1

Mongolia

689 deaths

in 2023

Spain

805 deaths

in 2023

Mongolia rank

115th

Spain rank

112th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Mongolia
Spain

How they compare

Spain currently reports 805 deaths against 689 deaths in Mongolia, a difference of 116 deaths.

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

The two have swapped places 6 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	6,022 deaths	34,790 deaths	28,768 deaths	Spain
1960s	6,458 deaths	25,625 deaths	19,167 deaths	Spain
1970s	6,440 deaths	13,172 deaths	6,732 deaths	Spain
1980s	6,785 deaths	4,705 deaths	2,080 deaths	Mongolia
1990s	4,035 deaths	2,292 deaths	1,742 deaths	Mongolia
2000s	1,820 deaths	1,686 deaths	134.2 deaths	Mongolia
2010s	1,235 deaths	1,177 deaths	57.9 deaths	Mongolia
2020s	793.25 deaths	864.25 deaths	71 deaths	Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Mongolia or Spain?: Spain, at 805 deaths against 689 deaths in Mongolia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Mongolia and Spain?: 116 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 infants who die before age 1?: 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 infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infants who die before age 1
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 at birth.