Deaths from road injuries in Mongolia
Mongolia: Deaths from road injuries was 414 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising
Deaths from road injuries in Mongolia, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 414 deaths for deaths from road injuries in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.2% on the previous year and down 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths from road injuries in Mongolia peaked at 695 deaths in 2014 and was at its lowest, 360 deaths, in 2000.
That places Mongolia 124th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Deaths from road injuries in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 360 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 375 deaths | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 538 deaths | +43.5% |
| 2003 | 399 deaths | -25.8% |
| 2004 | 526 deaths | +31.8% |
| 2005 | 549 deaths | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 554 deaths | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 579 deaths | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 516 deaths | -10.9% |
| 2009 | 456 deaths | -11.6% |
| 2010 | 506 deaths | +11.0% |
| 2011 | 563 deaths | +11.3% |
| 2012 | 611 deaths | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 597 deaths | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 695 deaths | +16.4% |
| 2015 | 573 deaths | -17.6% |
| 2016 | 494 deaths | -13.8% |
| 2017 | 523 deaths | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 579 deaths | +10.7% |
| 2019 | 578 deaths | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 456 deaths | -21.1% |
| 2021 | 414 deaths | -9.2% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 414 deaths is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 575.71 deaths, 72% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 414 deaths is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 376 deaths, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 485.2 deaths | 360 deaths | 579 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 571.9 deaths | 494 deaths | 695 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 435 deaths | 414 deaths | 456 deaths | 2 |
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0458 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths from road injuries in Mongolia?
- Deaths from road injuries in Mongolia was 414 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths from road injuries recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 695 deaths in 2014.
- What is the lowest deaths from road injuries recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 360 deaths in 2000.
- How does Mongolia rank for deaths from road injuries?
- Mongolia ranks 124th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is deaths from road injuries rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Deaths from road injuries. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from road injury in both sexes.