What is child mortality rate in Mongolia?

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

What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Mongolia?

The highest recorded value was 17.26 deaths per 100 live births in 1978.

What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Mongolia?

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

How does Mongolia rank for child mortality rate?

Mongolia ranks 104th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Mongolia?

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

Where does this Mongolia data come from?

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

Child mortality rate in Mongolia

Name: Child mortality rate in Mongolia
Creator: United Nations 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 rate was 1.34 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

1.34 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 1.6%

World rank

104th

of 199 countries

All-time high

17.26 deaths per 100 live births

in 1978

All-time low

1.34 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1978–2024

Child mortality rate in Mongolia, 1978–2024

Source: United Nations 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 rate in Mongolia stood at 1.34 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 47 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 34.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Mongolia peaked at 17.26 deaths per 100 live births in 1978 and was at its lowest, 1.34 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Mongolia 104th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	16.95 deaths per 100 live births	16.65 deaths per 100 live births	17.26 deaths per 100 live births	2
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

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

See the full ranking of 199 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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality rate in Mongolia?: Child mortality rate in Mongolia was 1.34 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Mongolia?: The highest recorded value was 17.26 deaths per 100 live births in 1978.
What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Mongolia?: The lowest recorded value was 1.34 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Mongolia rank for child mortality rate?: Mongolia ranks 104th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Mongolia?: Over the last ten years it is down 34.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Mongolia data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 10,614 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .