What is neonatal mortality rate in Mongolia?

Neonatal mortality rate in Mongolia was 0.9% in 2019, according to IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Mongolia?

The highest recorded value was 4.8% in 1950.

What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Mongolia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2019.

How does Mongolia rank for neonatal mortality rate?

Mongolia ranks 89th out of 204 countries with data for 2019.

Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Mongolia?

Over the last ten years it is down 44.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Mongolia data come from?

The figures come from IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Neonatal mortality rate in Mongolia

Name: Neonatal mortality rate in Mongolia
Creator: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Mongolia: Neonatal mortality rate was 0.9% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)

0.9%

Change on year

down 4.1%

World rank

89th

of 204 countries

All-time high

4.8%

in 1950

All-time low

0.9%

in 2019

Years of data

1950–2019

Neonatal mortality rate in Mongolia, 1950–2019

Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

Mongolia recorded 0.9% for neonatal mortality rate in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.

The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 44.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Mongolia peaked at 4.8% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2019.

That places Mongolia 89th out of 204 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 70 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	4.7%	4.5%	4.8%	10
1960s	4.1%	3.8%	4.4%	10
1970s	3.3%	3.0%	3.7%	10
1980s	2.6%	2.5%	2.9%	10
1990s	2.4%	2.2%	2.5%	10
2000s	2.0%	1.7%	2.2%	10
2010s	1.2%	0.9%	1.6%	10

Countries ranked near Mongolia

86 Cape Verde 0.9% compare
86 Iraq 0.9% compare
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89 Honduras 0.9% compare
91 Belize 0.9% compare
92 Jordan 0.9% compare
92 Venezuela 0.9% compare

See the full ranking of 204 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is neonatal mortality rate in Mongolia?: Neonatal mortality rate in Mongolia was 0.9% in 2019, according to IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Mongolia?: The highest recorded value was 4.8% in 1950.
What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Mongolia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2019.
How does Mongolia rank for neonatal mortality rate?: Mongolia ranks 89th out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Mongolia?: Over the last ten years it is down 44.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mongolia data come from?: The figures come from IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Neonatal mortality rate
Unit: %
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 204 places, 14,280 data points, 1950–2019
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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