Neonatal mortality rate in Mongolia
Mongolia: Neonatal mortality rate was 0.716 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate in Mongolia, 1986–2024
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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 107 Bhutan 0.7309 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 108 Costa Rica 0.7303 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 109 Iran 0.7202 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 111 Brazil 0.7125 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 112 Cook Islands 0.7033 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 113 Ecuador 0.6994 deaths per 100 live births 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 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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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .