Health in Khovd, Mongolia: official figures
Khovd had 846 hospital beds in 2024, about 91.2 per 10,000 residents, 7th 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 Khovd?
The number of hospital beds in Khovd was 604 in 2019 and 846 in 2024, up 40%; in 2015 it was 558.
Source: National Statistics Office of Mongolia · saved copyWhat kinds of hospital beds are there in Khovd?
In 2024 the 846 beds in Khovd included 186 for internal medicine, 42 for surgery, 111 for children, 95 for obstetrics and gynaecology, and 41 for infectious diseases.
Source: National Statistics Office of Mongolia · saved copyHow many children's hospital beds are there in Khovd?
Khovd had 111 paediatric beds in 2024, 12.0 per 10,000 residents (11th highest of 21) and 58 obstetric beds, 6.3 per 10,000 residents (10th lowest of 21).
Source: National Statistics Office of Mongolia · saved copyAre there psychiatric and tuberculosis beds in Khovd?
Hospital beds in Khovd in 2024 included 17 for psychiatry and addiction treatment, 13 for tuberculosis and 10 for cancer care.
Source: National Statistics Office of Mongolia · saved copyMore figures
- Khovd had 75 traditional medicine beds in 2024 (8.9% of its hospital beds) and 13 palliative care beds. Source: National Statistics Office of Mongolia · saved copy
- Of the hospital beds in Khovd in 2024, 22% were internal medicine, 13% paediatric and 11% obstetric or gynaecological. Source: National Statistics Office of Mongolia · saved copy
How Khovd compares with other aimags
Hospital beds per 10,000 residents (2024)
Khovd ranks 7 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Dornod | 197.3 |
| 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 |
Paediatric beds per 10,000 residents (2024)
Khovd ranks 11 of 21, highest first. The 21 aimags; Ulaanbaatar is left out.
| Rank | Region | Paediatric beds per 10,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 14 | Khentii | 10.7 |
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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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