Prevalence of diarrhea (% of children under 5): Q4 in Mongolia
Mongolia: Prevalence of diarrhea (% of children under 5): Q4 was 11.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of diarrhea (% of children under 5): Q4 in Mongolia, 2000–2018
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of diarrhea (% of children under 5): q4 in Mongolia is 11.3%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of diarrhea (% of children under 5): q4 in Mongolia peaked at 11.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 2005.
That places Mongolia 31st out of 40 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Prevalence of diarrhea (% of children under 5): Q4 in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.4% | — |
| 2005 | 5.2% | -29.7% |
| 2010 | 8.5% | +63.5% |
| 2014 | 7.5% | -11.8% |
| 2018 | 11.3% | +50.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.3% | 5.2% | 7.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 7.5% | 11.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 28 Madagascar 12.6% compare
- 29 Kyrgyzstan 11.7% compare
- 29 Peru 11.7% compare
- 32 Nepal 9.3% compare
- 33 Guinea-Bissau 8.9% compare
- 34 Jordan 8.7% compare
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)
- 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)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0536 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -2.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0566 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 3.7 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of diarrhea (% of children under 5): q4 in Mongolia?
- Prevalence of diarrhea (% of children under 5): q4 in Mongolia was 11.3% in 2018, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest prevalence of diarrhea (% of children under 5): q4 recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest prevalence of diarrhea (% of children under 5): q4 recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 2005.
- How does Mongolia rank for prevalence of diarrhea (% of children under 5): q4?
- Mongolia ranks 31st out of 40 countries with data for 2018.
- Is prevalence of diarrhea (% of children under 5): q4 rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Household Surveys (DHS, MICS), published as part of Prevalence of diarrhea (% of children under 5): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of diarrhea: Percentage of children under age five years who had diarrhea in the two weeks preceding the survey.