What is child mortality in Mongolia?

Child mortality in Mongolia was 1.34 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality recorded in Mongolia?

The highest recorded value was 42 deaths per 100 live births in 1800.

What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Mongolia?

The lowest recorded value was 1.34 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Mongolia rank for child mortality?

Mongolia ranks 105th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rising or falling in Mongolia?

Over the last ten years it is down 34.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Mongolia data come from?

The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality in Mongolia

Name: Child mortality in Mongolia
Creator: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Mongolia: Child mortality was 1.34 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

1.34 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 1.6%

World rank

105th

of 203 countries

All-time high

42 deaths per 100 live births

in 1800

All-time low

1.34 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

225

1800–2024

Child mortality in Mongolia, 1800–2024

Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

In 2024, child mortality in Mongolia stood at 1.34 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 225 years on record.

The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 34.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality in Mongolia peaked at 42 deaths per 100 live births in 1800 and was at its lowest, 1.34 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Mongolia ranks 105th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 225 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1800s	42 deaths per 100 live births	42 deaths per 100 live births	42 deaths per 100 live births	10
1810s	42 deaths per 100 live births	42 deaths per 100 live births	42 deaths per 100 live births	10
1820s	42 deaths per 100 live births	42 deaths per 100 live births	42 deaths per 100 live births	10
1830s	42 deaths per 100 live births	42 deaths per 100 live births	42 deaths per 100 live births	10
1840s	42 deaths per 100 live births	42 deaths per 100 live births	42 deaths per 100 live births	10
1850s	42 deaths per 100 live births	42 deaths per 100 live births	42 deaths per 100 live births	10
1860s	42 deaths per 100 live births	42 deaths per 100 live births	42 deaths per 100 live births	10
1870s	42 deaths per 100 live births	42 deaths per 100 live births	42 deaths per 100 live births	10
1880s	42 deaths per 100 live births	42 deaths per 100 live births	42 deaths per 100 live births	10
1890s	41.99 deaths per 100 live births	41.94 deaths per 100 live births	42 deaths per 100 live births	10
1900s	41.67 deaths per 100 live births	41.35 deaths per 100 live births	41.91 deaths per 100 live births	10
1910s	40.82 deaths per 100 live births	40.38 deaths per 100 live births	41.26 deaths per 100 live births	10
1920s	39.84 deaths per 100 live births	39.39 deaths per 100 live births	40.28 deaths per 100 live births	10
1930s	38.85 deaths per 100 live births	38.41 deaths per 100 live births	39.29 deaths per 100 live births	10
1940s	35.55 deaths per 100 live births	28.33 deaths per 100 live births	38.31 deaths per 100 live births	10
1950s	24.69 deaths per 100 live births	23.17 deaths per 100 live births	26.27 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	21.48 deaths per 100 live births	20.16 deaths per 100 live births	22.85 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	18.36 deaths per 100 live births	16.65 deaths per 100 live births	19.88 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	13.57 deaths per 100 live births	11.09 deaths per 100 live births	16.06 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	8.73 deaths per 100 live births	6.75 deaths per 100 live births	10.61 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	4.37 deaths per 100 live births	2.85 deaths per 100 live births	6.25 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	2.03 deaths per 100 live births	1.56 deaths per 100 live births	2.63 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	1.4 deaths per 100 live births	1.34 deaths per 100 live births	1.48 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Mongolia

102 Brazil 1.42 deaths per 100 live births compare
103 Seychelles 1.4 deaths per 100 live births compare
104 Sao Tome and Principe 1.36 deaths per 100 live births compare
106 Uzbekistan 1.34 deaths per 100 live births compare
107 Cook Islands 1.33 deaths per 100 live births compare
108 Mexico 1.31 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 203 places →

More health data for Mongolia

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)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 22,659 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 21,450 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 22,163 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 20,871 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 21,970 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 20,578 (2025)

All data for Mongolia →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality in Mongolia?: Child mortality in Mongolia was 1.34 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality recorded in Mongolia?: The highest recorded value was 42 deaths per 100 live births in 1800.
What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Mongolia?: The lowest recorded value was 1.34 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Mongolia rank for child mortality?: Mongolia ranks 105th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rising or falling in Mongolia?: Over the last ten years it is down 34.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mongolia data come from?: The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 203 places, 42,924 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.