Health in Zavkhan, Mongolia: official figures
Zavkhan had 630 hospital beds in 2024, about 89.0 per 10,000 residents, 9th 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 Zavkhan?
The number of hospital beds in Zavkhan was 552 in 2019 and 630 in 2024, up 14%; in 2015 it was 497.
Source: National Statistics Office of Mongolia · saved copyWhat kinds of hospital beds are there in Zavkhan?
In 2024 the 630 beds in Zavkhan included 190 for internal medicine, 35 for surgery, 98 for children, 79 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 Zavkhan?
Zavkhan had 98 paediatric beds in 2024, 13.8 per 10,000 residents (8th highest of 21) and 57 obstetric beds, 8.1 per 10,000 residents (8th highest of 21).
Source: National Statistics Office of Mongolia · saved copyAre there psychiatric and tuberculosis beds in Zavkhan?
Hospital beds in Zavkhan in 2024 included 12 for psychiatry and addiction treatment and 10 for tuberculosis.
Source: National Statistics Office of Mongolia · saved copyMore figures
- Zavkhan had 65 traditional medicine beds in 2024 (10.3% of its hospital beds) and 12 palliative care beds. Source: National Statistics Office of Mongolia · saved copy
- Of the hospital beds in Zavkhan in 2024, 30% were internal medicine, 16% paediatric and 13% obstetric or gynaecological. Source: National Statistics Office of Mongolia · saved copy
How Zavkhan compares with other aimags
Hospital beds per 10,000 residents (2024)
Zavkhan ranks 9 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 12 | Uvurkhangai | 80.2 |
Paediatric beds per 10,000 residents (2024)
Zavkhan ranks 8 of 21, highest first. The 21 aimags; Ulaanbaatar is left out.
| Rank | Region | Paediatric beds per 10,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Dundgovi | 19.2 |
| 6 | Tuv | 16.9 |
| 7 | Uvurkhangai | 14.2 |
| 8 | Zavkhan | 13.8 |
| 9 | Sukhbaatar | 12.9 |
| 10 | Govi-Altai | 12.4 |
| 11 | Khovd | 12.0 |
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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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