Infant mortality, annual growth rate in Mongolia
Mongolia: Infant mortality, annual growth rate was -1.27 % change on previous year in 2024. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality, annual growth rate in Mongolia, 1981–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded -1.27 % change on previous year for infant mortality, annual growth rate in 2024. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.3% on the previous year and up 72.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality, annual growth rate in Mongolia peaked at -1.27 % change on previous year in 2024 and was at its lowest, -8.19 % change on previous year, in 2004.
Mongolia ranks 53rd of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Infant mortality, annual growth rate in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | -1.85 % change on previous year | — |
| 1982 | -1.91 % change on previous year | +3.3% |
| 1983 | -1.98 % change on previous year | +3.7% |
| 1984 | -2.2 % change on previous year | +11.1% |
| 1985 | -2.47 % change on previous year | +12.5% |
| 1986 | -2.81 % change on previous year | +13.7% |
| 1987 | -3.1 % change on previous year | +10.2% |
| 1988 | -3.28 % change on previous year | +5.9% |
| 1989 | -3.35 % change on previous year | +2.1% |
| 1990 | -3.18 % change on previous year | -5.1% |
| 1991 | -3.03 % change on previous year | -4.8% |
| 1992 | -2.99 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 1993 | -3.03 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 1994 | -3.2 % change on previous year | +5.6% |
| 1995 | -3.59 % change on previous year | +12.1% |
| 1996 | -4.13 % change on previous year | +15.3% |
| 1997 | -4.73 % change on previous year | +14.3% |
| 1998 | -5.44 % change on previous year | +15.1% |
| 1999 | -6.12 % change on previous year | +12.6% |
| 2000 | -6.77 % change on previous year | +10.6% |
| 2001 | -7.25 % change on previous year | +7.1% |
| 2002 | -7.72 % change on previous year | +6.5% |
| 2003 | -8 % change on previous year | +3.6% |
| 2004 | -8.19 % change on previous year | +2.4% |
| 2005 | -8.18 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2006 | -8.16 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2007 | -8.08 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 2008 | -8 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 2009 | -7.77 % change on previous year | -2.9% |
| 2010 | -7.4 % change on previous year | -4.8% |
| 2011 | -6.87 % change on previous year | -7.3% |
| 2012 | -6.02 % change on previous year | -12.4% |
| 2013 | -5.11 % change on previous year | -15.0% |
| 2014 | -4.67 % change on previous year | -8.6% |
| 2015 | -4.64 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 2016 | -4.83 % change on previous year | +4.2% |
| 2017 | -5.08 % change on previous year | +5.0% |
| 2018 | -5.25 % change on previous year | +3.5% |
| 2019 | -4.99 % change on previous year | -5.0% |
| 2020 | -4.27 % change on previous year | -14.4% |
| 2021 | -3.32 % change on previous year | -22.3% |
| 2022 | -2.41 % change on previous year | -27.5% |
| 2023 | -1.59 % change on previous year | -33.8% |
| 2024 | -1.27 % change on previous year | -20.3% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's -1.27 % change on previous year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -2.79 % change on previous year, 45% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's -1.27 % change on previous year is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -2.73 % change on previous year, 46% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -2.55 % change on previous year | -3.35 % change on previous year | -1.85 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1990s | -3.94 % change on previous year | -6.12 % change on previous year | -2.99 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -7.81 % change on previous year | -8.19 % change on previous year | -6.77 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -5.49 % change on previous year | -7.4 % change on previous year | -4.64 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.57 % change on previous year | -4.27 % change on previous year | -1.27 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 50 Iceland -1.13 % change on previous year compare
- 51 Ecuador -1.14 % change on previous year compare
- 52 Zambia -1.17 % change on previous year compare
- 54 Democratic Republic of Congo -1.31 % change on previous year compare
- 55 Algeria -1.32 % change on previous year compare
- 56 Slovenia -1.34 % change on previous year 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 63 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0458 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0478 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality, annual growth rate in Mongolia?
- Infant mortality, annual growth rate in Mongolia was -1.27 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest infant mortality, annual growth rate recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was -1.27 % change on previous year in 2024.
- What is the lowest infant mortality, annual growth rate recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.19 % change on previous year in 2004.
- How does Mongolia rank for infant mortality, annual growth rate?
- Mongolia ranks 53rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality, annual growth rate rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Infant mortality, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Infant mortality. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Infant mortality Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Infant mortality. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.