Mortality rate, infant in Mongolia
Mongolia: Mortality rate, infant was 11.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mortality rate, infant in Mongolia, 1980–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate, infant in Mongolia is 11.2 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in Mongolia peaked at 95.8 per 1,000 live births in 1980 and was at its lowest, 11.2 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Mongolia 106th out of 197 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 86.69 per 1,000 live births | 75.9 per 1,000 live births | 95.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.07 per 1,000 live births | 50.8 per 1,000 live births | 73.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.68 per 1,000 live births | 22.5 per 1,000 live births | 47.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.34 per 1,000 live births | 12.8 per 1,000 live births | 20.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.64 per 1,000 live births | 11.2 per 1,000 live births | 12.2 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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- 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 847.3 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 63 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 7.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0543 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5017 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant in Mongolia?
- Mortality rate, infant in Mongolia was 11.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, infant recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 95.8 per 1,000 live births in 1980.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Mongolia rank for mortality rate, infant?
- Mongolia ranks 106th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.