Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Mongolia
Mongolia: Maternal mortality, gaps filled was 39.49 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Mongolia, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2020, maternal mortality, gaps filled in Mongolia stood at 39.49. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 39.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality, gaps filled in Mongolia peaked at 211.5 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 39.49, in 2020.
Mongolia ranks 105th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 211.5 | — |
| 1986 | 211.18 | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 208.91 | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 209.72 | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 204.53 | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 198.61 | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 199.18 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 202.08 | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 207.15 | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 202.1 | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 211.37 | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 209.61 | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 192.68 | -8.1% |
| 1998 | 187.14 | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 180.01 | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 157.82 | -12.3% |
| 2001 | 144.41 | -8.5% |
| 2002 | 135.95 | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 108.75 | -20.0% |
| 2004 | 100.95 | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 93.99 | -6.9% |
| 2006 | 94.48 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 80.44 | -14.9% |
| 2008 | 78.9 | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 69.92 | -11.4% |
| 2010 | 65.49 | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 61.42 | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 57.56 | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 51.82 | -10.0% |
| 2014 | 48.87 | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 47.18 | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 47.19 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 48.13 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 42.2 | -12.3% |
| 2019 | 39.71 | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 39.49 | -0.5% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 39.49 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 51.11, 77% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 39.49 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 59.08, 67% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 209.17 | 204.53 | 211.5 | 5 |
| 1990s | 198.99 | 180.01 | 211.37 | 10 |
| 2000s | 106.56 | 69.92 | 157.82 | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.96 | 39.71 | 65.49 | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.49 | 39.49 | 39.49 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
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 maternal mortality, gaps filled in Mongolia?
- Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Mongolia was 39.49 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maternal mortality, gaps filled recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 211.5 in 1985.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality, gaps filled recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.49 in 2020.
- How does Mongolia rank for maternal mortality, gaps filled?
- Mongolia ranks 105th out of 189 countries with data for 2020.
- Is maternal mortality, gaps filled rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maternal mortality, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maternal mortality with 85 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Maternal mortality Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Maternal mortality with 85 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.