Health · East Asia & Pacific · Upper-middle income
Mongolia: health in numbers
Life expectancy is 72.4 yrs (2024), 134th of 217 in the world and 20th of 37 in East Asia & Pacific. Life expectancy, women is 77.1 yrs (2024), 117th of 217 in the world and 17th of 37 in East Asia & Pacific. Life expectancy, men is 67.9 yrs (2024), 149th of 217 in the world and 25th of 37 in East Asia & Pacific.
Life expectancy
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Life expectancy, women
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18 indicators
Health: Mongolia in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within East Asia & Pacific; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancyLife expectancy at birth, years | 72.4 yrs2024 | 134/217 | 20/37 | 63.2 yrs | 68.5 yrs | 71.3 yrs | +2.6%since 2014 | 76.7 yrs | 76.0 yrs | 73.5 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, womenLife expectancy at birth, women, years | 77.1 yrs2024 | 117/217 | 17/37 | 66.1 yrs | 72.3 yrs | 76.2 yrs | +2.1%since 2014 | 79.7 yrs | 78.9 yrs | 76.0 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, menLife expectancy at birth, men, years | 67.9 yrs2024 | 149/217 | 25/37 | 60.4 yrs | 64.9 yrs | 66.7 yrs | +3.0%since 2014 | 73.9 yrs | 73.3 yrs | 71.1 yrs | |
| Infant mortalityInfant mortality, per 1,000 live births | 11.22024 | 106/196 | 19/30 | 47.3 | 20.8 | 12.2 | −32%since 2014 | 10.7 | 10.9 | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortalityUnder-5 mortality, per 1,000 live births | 13.42024 | 103/196 | 19/30 | 62.5 | 26.3 | 14.8 | −34%since 2014 | 13.2 | 13.1 | 37.4 | |
| Neonatal mortalityNeonatal mortality, per 1,000 live births | 7.22024 | 109/196 | 18/30 | 23.2 | 11.4 | 8.2 | −27%since 2014 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 17.2 | |
| Maternal mortalityMaternal mortality, per 100,000 live births | 412023 | 103/194 | 20/30 | 144 | 71 | 47 | −31%since 2013 | 66 | 57 | 197 | |
| Measles vaccinationMeasles immunisation, % of children 12–23 months | 96%2024 | 53/193 | 10/30 | 92% | 97% | 97% | −2.0 ppsince 2014 | 90% | 90% | 84% | |
| HIV prevalenceHIV prevalence, % of people 15–49 | 0.1%2024 | 130/153 | 14/18 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | — | — | 0.7% | |
| TuberculosisTuberculosis incidence, per 100,000 people | 4462024 | 8/208 | 6/36 | 428 | 428 | 418 | +4.2%since 2014 | 144 | 92 | 131 | |
| Health spendingCurrent health expenditure, % of GDP | 6.1%2023 | 102/193 | 14/29 | 6.1% | 3.7% | 4.7% | +2.0 ppsince 2013 | 6.8% | 6.0% | 10.1% | |
| Out-of-pocket spendingOut-of-pocket health spending, % of health expenditure | 48.8%2023 | 34/193 | 3/29 | 18.5% | 28.1% | 43.7% | +11.7 ppsince 2013 | 26.0% | 31.2% | 17.3% | |
| PhysiciansPhysicians per 1,000 people | 4.132022 | 28/180 | 1/25 | 2.65 | 2.77 | 3.78 | +34%since 2012 | 2.40 | 2.41 | 1.86 | |
| Hospital bedsHospital beds per 1,000 people | 8.62023 | 6/182 | 4/27 | 7.3 | 6.6 | 8.2 | +23%since 2013 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 3.3 | |
| Basic waterBasic drinking water, % of population | 86.1%2024 | 162/206 | 32/37 | 62.4% | 75.4% | 83.0% | +7.6 ppsince 2014 | 95.3% | 95.9% | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitationBasic sanitation, % of population | 74.3%2024 | 145/203 | 29/37 | 43.4% | 55.7% | 68.8% | +13.4 ppsince 2014 | 94.8% | 94.2% | 82.2% | |
| Tobacco useTobacco use, % of adults | 29.5%2024 | 31/166 | 11/29 | 32.9% | 31.3% | 30.1% | −1.8 ppsince 2010 | 23.1% | 21.5% | 20.3% | |
| Road deathsRoad traffic deaths, per 100,000 people | 21.02019 | 64/186 | 6/26 | 15.9 | 18.6 | 21.02019 | +20%since 2009 | 16.5 | 17.2 | 16.7 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Life expectancy+2.6%72.4 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, women+2.1%77.1 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, men+3.0%67.9 yrs in 2024
- Infant mortality−32%11.2 in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Measles vaccination−2.0 pp96% in 2024
- Tuberculosis+4.2%446 in 2024
- Out-of-pocket spending+11.7 pp48.8% in 2023
- Road deaths+20%21.0 in 2019
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Mongolia and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Mongolia. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Mongolia | China | Russia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 72.4 yrs2024 | 78.0 yrs2024 | 73.4 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, women | 77.1 yrs2024 | 81.0 yrs2024 | 78.9 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, men | 67.9 yrs2024 | 75.2 yrs2024 | 68.3 yrs2024 |
| Infant mortality | 11.22024 | 4.12024 | 4.12024 |
| Under-5 mortality | 13.42024 | 5.72024 | 5.22024 |
| Neonatal mortality | 7.22024 | 2.62024 | 2.02024 |
| Maternal mortality | 412023 | 162023 | 92023 |
| Measles vaccination | 96%2024 | 95%2024 | 97%2024 |
| HIV prevalence | 0.1%2024 | — | — |