Child homicide rate in Mongolia
Mongolia: Child homicide rate was 0.222 deaths per 100,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Child homicide rate in Mongolia, 2016–2024
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 0.222 deaths per 100,000 people for child homicide rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 50.3% on the previous year and down 74.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child homicide rate in Mongolia peaked at 1.11 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.222 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2024.
Mongolia ranks 79th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Child homicide rate in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 0.8625 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2017 | 0.9334 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9018 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.3226 deaths per 100,000 people | -64.2% |
| 2020 | 1.11 deaths per 100,000 people | +245.1% |
| 2021 | 0.5382 deaths per 100,000 people | -51.7% |
| 2022 | 0.453 deaths per 100,000 people | -15.8% |
| 2023 | 0.4467 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.222 deaths per 100,000 people | -50.3% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 0.222 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6829 deaths per 100,000 people, 33% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 0.222 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1576 deaths per 100,000 people, 1.4× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7551 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3226 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9334 deaths per 100,000 people | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.5546 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.222 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 76 Norway 0.2378 deaths per 100,000 people
- 77 United Kingdom 0.2329 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 78 Turkmenistan 0.2314 deaths per 100,000 people
- 80 Georgia 0.2167 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 81 Kyrgyzstan 0.1811 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 82 Jordan 0.1809 deaths per 100,000 people
More social development data for Mongolia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 11 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,403 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0007 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,403 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child homicide rate in Mongolia?
- Child homicide rate in Mongolia was 0.222 deaths per 100,000 people in 2024, according to WHO Mortality Database (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child homicide rate recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020.
- What is the lowest child homicide rate recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.222 deaths per 100,000 people in 2024.
- How does Mongolia rank for child homicide rate?
- Mongolia ranks 79th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child homicide rate rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Child homicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reported deaths from homicide per 100,000 people aged under 20, based on the underlying cause listed on death certificates.