What is homicides in Mongolia?

Homicides in Mongolia was 195 deaths in 2023, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest homicides recorded in Mongolia?

The highest recorded value was 221 deaths in 2018.

What is the lowest homicides recorded in Mongolia?

The lowest recorded value was 193 deaths in 2017.

How does Mongolia rank for homicides?

Mongolia ranks 42nd out of 113 countries with data for 2023.

Is homicides rising or falling in Mongolia?

Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

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 Homicides. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Homicides in Mongolia

Name: Homicides in Mongolia
Creator: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Mongolia: Homicides was 195 deaths in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

195 deaths

Change on year

down 1.5%

World rank

42nd

of 113 countries

All-time high

221 deaths

in 2018

All-time low

193 deaths

in 2017

Years of data

2016–2023

Homicides in Mongolia, 2016–2023

Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.

Analysis

Mongolia recorded 195 deaths for homicides in 2023.

That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.

Mongolia ranks 42nd of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2010s	204.75 deaths	193 deaths	221 deaths	4
2020s	201 deaths	195 deaths	208 deaths	4

Countries ranked near Mongolia

39 Romania 231 deaths compare
40 Japan 214 deaths compare
41 Syria 213 deaths compare
43 Poland 187 deaths compare
44 Uzbekistan 168 deaths compare
45 Israel 145 deaths compare

See the full ranking of 113 places →

More social development data for Mongolia

Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 11 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 2,403 (2025)
Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
Key features of democracy 0.535 (2025)
Freedom of Expression Index 0.771 (2025)
Freedom of Association Index 0.718 (2025)
Electoral Democracy Index 0.535 (2025)
Participatory Democracy Index 0.281 (2025)
Liberal Democracy Index 0.424 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is homicides in Mongolia?: Homicides in Mongolia was 195 deaths in 2023, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest homicides recorded in Mongolia?: The highest recorded value was 221 deaths in 2018.
What is the lowest homicides recorded in Mongolia?: The lowest recorded value was 193 deaths in 2017.
How does Mongolia rank for homicides?: Mongolia ranks 42nd out of 113 countries with data for 2023.
Is homicides rising or falling in Mongolia?: Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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 Homicides. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Homicides
Unit: deaths
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 113 places, 4,903 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Annual number of homicides.