Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Mongolia
Mongolia: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old was 3.69 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Mongolia, 1994–2023
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 3.69 deaths per 100,000 people for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in 2023.
That represents a change of up 77.2% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Mongolia peaked at 6.08 deaths per 100,000 people in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.08 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2022.
Mongolia ranks 32nd of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 4 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2016 | 3.64 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 6.08 deaths per 100,000 people | +67.1% |
| 2018 | 4.8 deaths per 100,000 people | -21.1% |
| 2019 | 2.56 deaths per 100,000 people | -46.6% |
| 2020 | 4.57 deaths per 100,000 people | +78.6% |
| 2021 | 2.95 deaths per 100,000 people | -35.6% |
| 2022 | 2.08 deaths per 100,000 people | -29.3% |
| 2023 | 3.69 deaths per 100,000 people | +77.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4 deaths per 100,000 people | 4 deaths per 100,000 people | 4 deaths per 100,000 people | 1 |
| 2010s | 4.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 4 |
| 2020s | 3.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 29 Estonia 3.92 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 30 Azerbaijan 3.78 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 31 Panama 3.71 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 33 Philippines 3.66 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 34 Brazil 3.56 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 35 Serbia 3.41 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More health data for Mongolia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6056 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 847.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 63 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.005 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0025 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Mongolia?
- Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Mongolia was 3.69 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cancer death rates in children under 10 years old recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.08 deaths per 100,000 people in 2017.
- What is the lowest cancer death rates in children under 10 years old recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.08 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022.
- How does Mongolia rank for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old?
- Mongolia ranks 32nd out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cancer death rates in children under 10 years old rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reported deaths from malignant neoplasms per 100,000 people in both sexes aged 10-14 years.