Life expectancy in Mongolia
Mongolia: Life expectancy was 71.73 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy in Mongolia, 1950–2023
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy in Mongolia is 71.73 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in Mongolia peaked at 71.73 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 38.6 years, in 1950.
That places Mongolia 154th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 40.6 years | 38.6 years | 43.68 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 48.17 years | 44.54 years | 51.41 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 53.9 years | 51.99 years | 55.07 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 56.42 years | 55.22 years | 58.13 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.9 years | 58.82 years | 62.83 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.08 years | 63.46 years | 67.17 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.92 years | 67.1 years | 70.66 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.46 years | 68.57 years | 71.73 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 151 El Salvador 72.1 years compare
- 152 India 72 years compare
- 153 Tajikistan 71.79 years compare
- 155 Samoa 71.7 years compare
- 156 Kyrgyzstan 71.68 years compare
- 157 Egypt 71.63 years compare
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy in Mongolia?
- Life expectancy in Mongolia was 71.73 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 71.73 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.6 years in 1950.
- How does Mongolia rank for life expectancy?
- Mongolia ranks 154th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.