Homicide rate by age of the victim in Mongolia
Mongolia: Homicide rate by age of the victim was 5.74 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
5.74 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
25th
of 111 countries
All-time high
6.94 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2018
All-time low
5.74 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Years of data
8
2016–2023
Homicide rate by age of the victim in Mongolia, 2016–2023
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 5.74 deaths per 100,000 people for homicide rate by age of the victim in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Mongolia ranks 25th of 111 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Homicide rate by age of the victim in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 6.38 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2017 | 6.16 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 6.94 deaths per 100,000 people | +12.5% |
| 2019 | 6.51 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 6.45 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 6.18 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 5.88 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 5.74 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.3% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 5.74 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.11 deaths per 100,000 people, 1.8× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 5.74 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7532 deaths per 100,000 people, 7.6× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 4 |
| 2020s | 6.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate by age of the victim in Mongolia?
- Homicide rate by age of the victim in Mongolia was 5.74 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate by age of the victim recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.94 deaths per 100,000 people in 2018.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by age of the victim recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.74 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023.
- How does Mongolia rank for homicide rate by age of the victim?
- Mongolia ranks 25th out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate by age of the victim rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate by age of the victim. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual number of deaths from homicides, per 100,000 people within the same age-group.