Health in Govi-Altai, Mongolia: official figures
Govi-Altai had 508 hospital beds in 2024, about 89.6 per 10,000 residents, 8th highest of 21 (the 21 aimags are ranked; Ulaanbaatar is left out because this table lists only 726 beds for the city).
Is the number of hospital beds rising in Govi-Altai?
The number of hospital beds in Govi-Altai was 471 in 2019 and 508 in 2024, up 8%; in 2015 it was 375.
Source: National Statistics Office of Mongolia · saved copyWhat kinds of hospital beds are there in Govi-Altai?
In 2024 the 508 beds in Govi-Altai included 157 for internal medicine, 29 for surgery, 70 for children, 71 for obstetrics and gynaecology, and 36 for infectious diseases.
Source: National Statistics Office of Mongolia · saved copyHow many children's hospital beds are there in Govi-Altai?
Govi-Altai had 70 paediatric beds in 2024, 12.4 per 10,000 residents (10th highest of 21) and 47 obstetric beds, 8.3 per 10,000 residents (7th highest of 21).
Source: National Statistics Office of Mongolia · saved copyAre there psychiatric and tuberculosis beds in Govi-Altai?
Hospital beds in Govi-Altai in 2024 included 10 for psychiatry and addiction treatment and 8 for tuberculosis.
Source: National Statistics Office of Mongolia · saved copyMore figures
- Govi-Altai had 45 traditional medicine beds in 2024 (8.9% of its hospital beds) and 12 palliative care beds. Source: National Statistics Office of Mongolia · saved copy
- Of the hospital beds in Govi-Altai in 2024, 31% were internal medicine, 14% paediatric and 14% obstetric or gynaecological. Source: National Statistics Office of Mongolia · saved copy
How Govi-Altai compares with other aimags
Hospital beds per 10,000 residents (2024)
Govi-Altai ranks 8 of 21, highest first. The 21 aimags; Ulaanbaatar is left out because the table lists too few beds for the capital.
| Rank | Region | Hospital beds per 10,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Dundgovi | 120.4 |
| 6 | Tuv | 94.7 |
| 7 | Khovd | 91.2 |
| 8 | Govi-Altai | 89.6 |
| 9 | Zavkhan | 89.0 |
| 10 | Bayan-Ulgii | 83.8 |
| 11 | Sukhbaatar | 81.8 |
Paediatric beds per 10,000 residents (2024)
Govi-Altai ranks 10 of 21, highest first. The 21 aimags; Ulaanbaatar is left out.
| Rank | Region | Paediatric beds per 10,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Uvurkhangai | 14.2 |
| 8 | Zavkhan | 13.8 |
| 9 | Sukhbaatar | 12.9 |
| 10 | Govi-Altai | 12.4 |
| 11 | Khovd | 12.0 |
| 12 | Bayankhongor | 11.8 |
| 13 | Uvs | 11.6 |
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Sources
- National Statistics Office of Mongolia: Hospital beds by type, aimags and the Capital, 2015-2024 (table DT_NSO_2100_005V3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 b276d8d39f04…)
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