Youth mortality rate in Mongolia
Mongolia: Youth mortality rate was 1.65 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Youth mortality rate in Mongolia, 1988–2024
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
In 2024, youth mortality rate in Mongolia stood at 1.65 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 37 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth mortality rate in Mongolia peaked at 12.47 deaths per 100 live births in 1988 and was at its lowest, 1.65 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
Mongolia ranks 103rd of 199 countries on this measure, 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 | 12.18 deaths per 100 live births | 11.89 deaths per 100 live births | 12.47 deaths per 100 live births | 2 |
| 1990s | 9.65 deaths per 100 live births | 7.45 deaths per 100 live births | 11.62 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.85 deaths per 100 live births | 3.29 deaths per 100 live births | 6.89 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.47 deaths per 100 live births | 1.95 deaths per 100 live births | 3.08 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.74 deaths per 100 live births | 1.65 deaths per 100 live births | 1.86 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 100 Mauritius 1.7 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 101 Samoa 1.7 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 102 Brazil 1.69 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 104 Sao Tome and Principe 1.64 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 105 Cook Islands 1.64 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 106 Ecuador 1.63 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 youth mortality rate in Mongolia?
- Youth mortality rate in Mongolia was 1.65 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 youth mortality rate recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.47 deaths per 100 live births in 1988.
- What is the lowest youth mortality rate recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.65 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Mongolia rank for youth mortality rate?
- Mongolia ranks 103rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is youth mortality rate rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Youth mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years, per 100 live births.