Mongolia: health and care

What is the life expectancy in Mongolia?

Life expectancy at birth in Mongolia was 72.1 years in 2025, according to the NSO life expectancy table. It was 68.2 years for men and 77.3 years for women, a gap of about nine years. In 2024 it was 71.8 years.

Life expectancy at birth is the number of years a newborn would live if the death rates of that year held throughout their life. The NSO publishes it once a year. Life expectancy by aimag and the capital is published in a separate table.

Official sources: NSO: Life expectancy, by sex and year

How many doctors are there in Mongolia?

Mongolia had 16,093 physicians in 2025, up from 15,973 in 2024, according to the NSO physicians table, based on Ministry of Health data. The NSO persons per physician table gives 254 people per physician in 2025.

Both tables are broken down by aimag and the capital. The NSO also publishes numbers of nurses, hospital beds and health institutions in its health sector tables.

Official sources: NSO: Number of physicians, by aimags and the Capital · NSO: Number of persons per physician

What is the maternal mortality rate in Mongolia?

Mongolia's maternal mortality ratio was 31 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2025, compared with 23 in 2024, according to the NSO maternal mortality table, based on Ministry of Health data.

A maternal death is the death of a woman while pregnant, during childbirth or within 42 days of the end of pregnancy, from causes related to the pregnancy. Because the number of deaths each year is small, the ratio can move noticeably from one year to the next. Infant and under-five mortality rates are published in the same section.

Official sources: NSO: Maternal mortality ratio, per 100,000 live births

How long do people live in Mongolia?

72.4 years: that is life expectancy at birth in Mongolia for 2024, according to the UN Population Division. It is the top of the series, which starts in 2005. It is 13th highest of 30 in East Asia & Pacific, where the median is 71.5 years. Worldwide: 112th of 193.

How many babies die in Mongolia?

In 2024, the infant mortality rate in Mongolia was 11.2 per 1,000, according to the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation. No year since 2005 has been lower. Across East Asia & Pacific the middle value was 13.9 per 1,000, and Mongolia placed 19th highest of 30. World rank, highest first: 104th of 192.

What is maternal mortality in Mongolia?

41.0 per 100,000: that is the maternal mortality ratio in Mongolia for 2023, according to the WHO. It is the bottom of the series, which starts in 2005. It is 20th highest of 30 in East Asia & Pacific, where the median is 82.0 per 100,000. Worldwide: 103rd of 192.

What share of GDP does Mongolia spend on health care?

6.1% of GDP: that is current health spending in Mongolia for 2023, according to the WHO. Since 2005 it has ranged from 3.6% of GDP (2011) to 8.9% of GDP (2022). Across East Asia & Pacific the middle value was 5.9% of GDP, and Mongolia placed 14th highest of 29. Worldwide: 100th of 191.

How much do people in Mongolia pay for health care themselves?

According to the WHO, out-of-pocket health spending in Mongolia was 48.8% in 2023. That is the highest since at least 2005. It is 3rd highest of 29 in East Asia & Pacific, where the median is 12.2%. Of 191 countries with 2023 data, 34th highest.

What is the doctor to patient ratio in Mongolia?

The latest figure from the WHO, for 2022, is 4.1 per 1,000. No year since 2005 has been higher. It is 1st highest of 11 in East Asia & Pacific, where the median is 2.6 per 1,000. World rank, highest first: 23rd of 125.

What is hospital capacity in Mongolia?

In 2023, hospital beds per 1,000 people in Mongolia was 8.6 per 1,000, according to the WHO. Since 2005 it has ranged from 6.6 per 1,000 (2010) to 10.6 per 1,000 (2021). Across East Asia & Pacific the middle value was 2.4 per 1,000, and Mongolia placed 1st highest of 11. Of 73 countries with 2023 data, 2nd highest.

How many children in Mongolia are vaccinated against measles?

In 2024, measles vaccination among children aged 12 to 23 months in Mongolia was 96.0%, according to WHO and UNICEF. Its high point since 2005 was 2006, at 99.0%; its low point was 2009, at 94.0%. East Asia & Pacific median: 91.0%; Mongolia is 9th highest of 30. Worldwide: 46th of 191.