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Neonatal mortality rate in Mongolia

Mongolia: Neonatal mortality rate was 0.716 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.716 deaths per 100 live births
Change on year
down 3.7%
World rank
110th
of 199 countries
All-time high
2.98 deaths per 100 live births
in 1986
All-time low
0.716 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Years of data
39
1986–2024

Neonatal mortality rate in Mongolia, 1986–2024

0.511.522.531986200520241986: 3 deaths per 100 live births1987: 2.9 deaths per 100 live births1988: 2.9 deaths per 100 live births1989: 2.9 deaths per 100 live births1990: 2.9 deaths per 100 live births1991: 2.9 deaths per 100 live births1992: 2.9 deaths per 100 live births1993: 2.9 deaths per 100 live births1994: 2.9 deaths per 100 live births1995: 2.8 deaths per 100 live births1996: 2.8 deaths per 100 live births1997: 2.7 deaths per 100 live births1998: 2.6 deaths per 100 live births1999: 2.4 deaths per 100 live births2000: 2.3 deaths per 100 live births2001: 2.2 deaths per 100 live births2002: 2.1 deaths per 100 live births2003: 2 deaths per 100 live births2004: 1.8 deaths per 100 live births2005: 1.7 deaths per 100 live births2006: 1.6 deaths per 100 live births2007: 1.5 deaths per 100 live births2008: 1.3 deaths per 100 live births2009: 1.2 deaths per 100 live births2010: 1.1 deaths per 100 live births2011: 1.1 deaths per 100 live births2012: 1 deaths per 100 live births2013: 1 deaths per 100 live births2014: 0.982 deaths per 100 live births2015: 0.955 deaths per 100 live births2016: 0.923 deaths per 100 live births2017: 0.891 deaths per 100 live births2018: 0.862 deaths per 100 live births2019: 0.837 deaths per 100 live births2020: 0.815 deaths per 100 live births2021: 0.795 deaths per 100 live births2022: 0.772 deaths per 100 live births2023: 0.744 deaths per 100 live births2024: 0.716 deaths per 100 live births

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

The most recent figure for neonatal mortality rate in Mongolia is 0.716 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.

The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 27.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Mongolia peaked at 2.98 deaths per 100 live births in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.716 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Mongolia ranks 110th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.

Neonatal mortality rate in Mongolia, year by year

Year deaths per 100 live births Change
1986 2.98 deaths per 100 live births —
1987 2.95 deaths per 100 live births -1.0%
1988 2.93 deaths per 100 live births -0.5%
1989 2.93 deaths per 100 live births -0.3%
1990 2.92 deaths per 100 live births -0.3%
1991 2.91 deaths per 100 live births -0.1%
1992 2.91 deaths per 100 live births -0.2%
1993 2.9 deaths per 100 live births -0.2%
1994 2.88 deaths per 100 live births -0.8%
1995 2.83 deaths per 100 live births -1.5%
1996 2.77 deaths per 100 live births -2.3%
1997 2.68 deaths per 100 live births -3.2%
1998 2.57 deaths per 100 live births -4.2%
1999 2.44 deaths per 100 live births -4.9%
2000 2.32 deaths per 100 live births -5.1%
2001 2.19 deaths per 100 live births -5.3%
2002 2.07 deaths per 100 live births -5.5%
2003 1.96 deaths per 100 live births -5.6%
2004 1.85 deaths per 100 live births -5.7%
2005 1.74 deaths per 100 live births -6.0%
2006 1.62 deaths per 100 live births -6.4%
2007 1.48 deaths per 100 live births -8.8%
2008 1.35 deaths per 100 live births -9.0%
2009 1.23 deaths per 100 live births -8.5%
2010 1.14 deaths per 100 live births -7.5%
2011 1.07 deaths per 100 live births -6.0%
2012 1.03 deaths per 100 live births -4.2%
2013 1 deaths per 100 live births -2.5%
2014 0.9819 deaths per 100 live births -2.1%
2015 0.9554 deaths per 100 live births -2.7%
2016 0.9232 deaths per 100 live births -3.4%
2017 0.8906 deaths per 100 live births -3.5%
2018 0.8619 deaths per 100 live births -3.2%
2019 0.8366 deaths per 100 live births -2.9%
2020 0.8153 deaths per 100 live births -2.5%
2021 0.795 deaths per 100 live births -2.5%
2022 0.7718 deaths per 100 live births -2.9%
2023 0.7438 deaths per 100 live births -3.6%
2024 0.716 deaths per 100 live births -3.7%

Mongolia compared with similar countries

  • Mongolia's 0.716 deaths per 100 live births is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7725 deaths per 100 live births, 93% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Mongolia's 0.716 deaths per 100 live births is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.8767 deaths per 100 live births, 82% of the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 2.95 deaths per 100 live births 2.93 deaths per 100 live births 2.98 deaths per 100 live births 4
1990s 2.78 deaths per 100 live births 2.44 deaths per 100 live births 2.92 deaths per 100 live births 10
2000s 1.78 deaths per 100 live births 1.23 deaths per 100 live births 2.32 deaths per 100 live births 10
2010s 0.9695 deaths per 100 live births 0.8366 deaths per 100 live births 1.14 deaths per 100 live births 10
2020s 0.7684 deaths per 100 live births 0.716 deaths per 100 live births 0.8153 deaths per 100 live births 5

Countries ranked near Mongolia

  1. 107 Bhutan 0.7309 deaths per 100 live births compare
  2. 108 Costa Rica 0.7303 deaths per 100 live births compare
  3. 109 Iran 0.7202 deaths per 100 live births compare
  4. 111 Brazil 0.7125 deaths per 100 live births compare
  5. 112 Cook Islands 0.7033 deaths per 100 live births compare
  6. 113 Ecuador 0.6994 deaths per 100 live births compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is neonatal mortality rate in Mongolia?
Neonatal mortality rate in Mongolia was 0.716 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Mongolia?
The highest recorded value was 2.98 deaths per 100 live births in 1986.
What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Mongolia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.716 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Mongolia rank for neonatal mortality rate?
Mongolia ranks 110th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Mongolia?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mongolia data come from?
The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – 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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Indicator
Neonatal mortality rate
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 10,377 data points, 1951–2024
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .